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

Our student spotlight is Emily Sipko, a graduate student in the Berlow lab who studies intrinsically disordered proteins. Learn about her interests and advice to graduate students.

On Friday, October 27th, the BCBP Social Committee hosted a delightful Fall Social event that brought the spirit of autumn to...

BP student group photo at the pumpkin patch 10-2023

This past Sunday, the students of the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics PhD program embarked on a memorable adventure at Page Farms, a cherished fourth-generation family farm. The fall social event, organized by our dedicated student leaders, Tomiris Mulikova and Nate Smyers, brought together our...

Chen lab reports a previously unrecognized function of G9a, a histone methyltransferase, in protein-specific translation during endotoxin tolerance (ET).

Announcing our presentation award winners from our 2023 Annual Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat.

Our annual research retreat included a keynote talk by Dr. Linda Columbus from the University of Virginia. She is an expert in the biophysics of membrane proteins, particularly regarding bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions. Read all our highlights.

Our graduate student spotlight of October 2023 is Abigail (Ballard) Kordeliski, a Platelet researcher in the Bergmeier Lab. Learn more about her research and interests away from the bench.

Aki Braceros phd candidate Fall 2023. She is a diverse student.

Aki Braceros successfully defended her dissertation under the direction of Dr. Mauro Calabrese on September 8, 2023, and she has received her PhD. The title of her dissertation is “Epigenetic regulation of gene expression by long non-coding RNAs.”

The UNC RNA Discovery Center has awarded three fellowship grants to support innovative research investigating various roles of RNA in health and disease. Two out of the three fellowships were awarded to members of the BCBP department. The Collaborative Team Science Fellowship goes to Qi Zhang, PhD, Joshua Boyer, PhD, and Ron Swanstrom, PhD. James Emerson was awarded the Marzluff Graduate Fellowship.

Learn more about our current graduate students in our new spotlight series for the academic year 2023-2024. Our September spotlight features Dalia Fleifel who is a graduate student in the Biochemistry PhD program and member of the Cook lab.

over looking summer intern poster session many are undergrads long hall way with many posters

Thank you to all of our summer interns for your contributions. We look forward to hearing more from you in the future. Please connect with us on Linked in and other social media platforms.

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Biochemistry and Biophysics welcomes 19 winter rotation graduate students

Student Spotlight: Emily Sipko in the Berlow lab

Successful BCBP Fall Social brings autumn joy

Molecular and Cellular Biophysics PhD Program Enjoys a Day of Fun at Page Farms Fall Social

G9a, a histone methyltransferase, found to regulate translation (Chen lab, Cell Chemical Biology)

Congratulations 2023 Retreat Presentation Winners

The 2023 Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat was held on October 19 at the Cookery in Durham

Student Spotlight: Abigail (Ballard) Kordeliski in the Bergmeier Lab

Aki Braceros earns her PhD!

UNC RNA Discovery Center awards inaugural fellowship grants

Graduate Student Spotlight: Dalia Fleifel

Thank you to all our summer interns on 2023 national intern day!