Sarah E. Harris under the direction of Dr. Daniel Dominguez successfully defended her dissertation on September 16, 2024, and received her PhD!

red and white magazine cover from Blood magazine in September 2024

Graduate student Abby Kordeliski has had the final version of her paper “4D intravital imaging studies identify platelets as the predominant cellular procoagulant surface in a mouse hemostasis model” published in Blood along with the cover image. Abby works in the Wolfgang Bergmeier laboratory in Mary Ellen Jones Building, Congratulations Abby!

GPSG Senators are Britney Alcira and Amrita Nallathambi. BCBP Social Chairs are Jake Hughes, Amrita Nallathambi, Gisselle Prida Ajo, Camila (Maria) Arango, and Emily "Gracie" Clark. MCBP Student Leaders are Jake Hughes and Jamie Do.

Shu Zhang and Henrik D after defense in outside Bioinformatics in 2024

Shu Zhang under the direction of Dr. Henrik Dohlman successfully defended her dissertation on August 15, 2024 and received her PhD!

The work of Carolina’s Dr. Aziz Sancar led Ahmet Dericioglu from Istanbul to Chapel Hill, determined to make a difference.

blue colored Cells on left, on right Jean Cook, Brandon Mourey

Researchers in the lab of Jean Cook, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have identified the cellular processes that occur when you take a cancer drug meant to stop rapid cell growth in tumors. Brandon Mouery is the first author on this research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Grimsley, a graduate student in the Starbird lab, is investigating genetic variations of ABCA7, a protein that has been shown to increase one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Derek and two others while receiving an award.

The Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science is an annual competitive $3,000 award for outstanding graduate students in the research programs of cancer center members who have active, peer-reviewed grant support. Congratulations to Derek...

large group of 70 people outside a building for the RNA retreat in May 2024

RNA Retreat on May 21, featured talks and poster presentations by faculty and trainees, including Ike Emerson, the Bill Marzluff Graduate Student Fellowship Award recipient, Jackson Trotman, PhD, the Bill Marzluff Postdoctoral Fellowship Award recipient, and Josh Boyer, PhD, one of the RDC Collaborative Team Science Fellowship Award recipients.

Lineberger building with fall leaves on the upper left corner

Lineberger Awards ceremony will present awards to 4 of our trainees! In 2024, 4 out of 5 awardees are from our labs. These individuals will be recognized for their leadership of notable scientific publications on June 21, 2024.

Amelia McCue successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Engineering Tumor-Selective T Cell Engager Prodrugs for Cancer Immunotherapy” on Thursday May 23, 2024, under the guidance of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.

Darex Vera-Rodriguez, a graduate student in the Lee lab, is set to work as a Technology Commercialization Consultant Summer Intern at the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (NC SBTDC). In this role, Darex will have the opportunity to collaborate with a technology-based client during the 10-week internship

Tag: Student News

Congrats to Sarah E. Harris who earned her PhD!

Congratulations Abby Kordeliski on getting the cover art in Blood (Bergmeier lab)

Meet your 2024-2025 BCBP Student leaders

Congrats to Shu Zhang who earned her PhD!

Turkish student inspired by Nobel laureate’s research

Brandon Mouery first author in Cook lab research featured in Vital Signs

Skylar Grimsley (Starbird lab) in Vital Signs

Derek Bolhuis receives Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Sciences

Ike Emerson and Josh Boyer Fellowship Award recipients at RNA Discovery Center’s inaugural retreat

Lineberger Awards ceremony honors 4 of our trainees on June 21

Congratulations to our new PhD, Amelia McCue!

Graduate Student, Darex Vera-Rodriguez, Lands Technology Commercialization Internship at NC SBTDC