We would like to say a big thank you to our graduate student leaders for 2019 and those serving on the GECO committee. Also a big shout out to our student who co-founded the Shadow A Scientist in 2018.

Wolfgang Bergmeier has been serving the department with Dale Ramsden as the co-director of the Graduate Studies program for the past 6 months. Dr. Bergmeier will become the Director of Graduate Studies beginning January 1, 2020.

Graduate students, recent graduate alumni within numerous programs earn honors for research benefiting North Carolina.

Congratulations on this years’ graduate students who defended their theses and earned their Ph.D.’s.

Cryo Electron Microscopy (Cryo EM) Core launches website.

The UNC Graduate School as announced a certificate program in Chromatin and Epigenetics available to all students working on their PhD. This effort was spearheaded by Brian Strahl, PhD, professor and vice chair in the UNC Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

Juanita Limas (left) works at a lab bench with Amiee Littlejohn.

Sophomore Amiee Littlejohn got more than she bargained for when she took a job cleaning beakers in a lab at Carolina. Now she’s pursuing a career in cancer research.

Frank successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on November 1,2019. Frank Teets, under the direction of Dr. Hahn and Dr. Kuhlman, successfully defended his dissertation and received his PhD on November 1, 2019! The title of his dissertation was “Function-Driven Approaches to the Design of Optogenetic Tools”. We wish Frank the best in …

Announcing our presentation award winners from our 2019 research retreat.

Podcasts are becoming more and more important for science communication. Please listen to our students' projects.

Follow the UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics Department’s new Instagram: @unc_bcbp. Make sure to follow us to keep updated on UNC and important highlights from our department! Our account was opened on September 18, 2019. Please click on these links for more ways to connect with us on social media.

Stephan Kudlacek, a graduate student in Brian Kuhlman’s Lab was awarded an F31 on Sept. 1st, 2019.

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2019 Graduate Student Leaders

Congratulations to Wolfgang Bergmeier our new DGS beginning January 1 2020

Hanna Trzeciakiewicz selected to receive Horizon Award for 2020

2019 Student Defenses

New Cryo Electron Microscopy (Cryo EM) Core website

UNC Chromatin and Epigenetics Program launched

From cleaning beakers to doing cutting-edge research

Grad Student Frank Teets receives his PhD!

Congratulations 2019 Retreat Presentation Winners

Graduate students record Science Seminar Preview podcasts for Biochemistry 701

BCBP department gets an Instagram account!

Stephan Kudlacek awarded F31