Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Design, characterization and immunogenicity of soluble Envelope proteins from Dengue viruses as subunit vaccines” on March 29, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.

alumni center large room with many posters and students presenting and viewing research posters

Undergraduate researchers from our labs presented posters at the 25th Annual celebration of undergraduate research on April 29, 2024.

8 people 6 winners of poster awards April 2024

Two graduate students, David Rocco (Bergmeier lab) and Jamie Madriga (Leiderman lab), in our faculty labs were among the poster award winners at the Coagulation and Platelet Biology at the Intersection of Health and Disease conference.

Congratulations to Dillon Sloan, graduate student in the Baker lab, who was awarded a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to work at the University of Tokyo this summer. He will conduct research in the lab of Dr. Masahide Kikkawa at the University of Tokyo.

Phu Nguyen was named the 2024 UNC Biology Hagadorn Award Winner! Phu has a Biology GPA of 4.0, has been a peer mentor, an SI instructor in 3 courses, and an undergrad researcher in Strahl lab.

amelia mccue receives award from dr aziz sancar

Amelia McCue is the recipient of the Diane Harris Leadership Award in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Department for exemplary leadership.

The Venture Catalyst Program (VCP) is a dynamic training ground for those interested to immerse themselves in the world of academic technology transfer and commercialization. This program bridges the gap between academic discoveries and practical business acumen. The initiative facilitates the relationship between UNC-affiliated startups and entrepreneurial fellows, offering unique experiential learning, educational foundation, and …

Jean Cook and Aziz Sancar Dec. 2023 presenting awards

The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics gathered on December 12, 2023, to celebrate our accomplishments over this past year.

On November 29th, Abby Ballard, Gracie Clark, and Gisselle Prida Ajo served as Shadow A Scientist graduate student science ambassadors.

Adil Muneer successfully defended his dissertation under the direction of Dr. Xian Chen on August 25th, 2023, and he has received his PhD. The title of his dissertation is “Non-canonical translation regulatory function of G9a in chronic inflammation associated diseases.”

We welcomed 19 winter rotation students to our faculty-affiliated labs.

Our department hosts monthly events that are open to our faculty, graduate students, postdocs, research scholars, rotation students, and staff that create opportunities to build community and foster belonging.

Tag: Student News

Congrats to Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan who earned her PhD

BCBP undergrad researchers presented posters at the 25th Annual celebration of undergraduate research

Graduate Students won poster awards at CPB-IHD

Dillon Sloan receives fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Phu Nguyen is the 2024 Hagadorn Award Winner!

Amelia McCue receives the Dianne Harris Leadership Award

Darex J. Vera Rodriguez named Venture Catalyst Program Fellow

2023 Holiday Party Highlights and Award presentations

3 Graduate Students served as science ambassadors with Shadow a Scientist

Adil Muneer earned his PhD under the direction of Dr. Xian Chen

Biochemistry and Biophysics welcomes 19 winter rotation graduate students

Fostering Belonging: UNC School of Medicine’s Biochemistry and Biophysics Department Strengthens Bonds with monthly events