1.0Biochemistry and Biophysicshttps://www.med.unc.edu/biochemCarolyn Clabohttps://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/author/cclabo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="StJUEASwKJ"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/news/justin-rectenwald-earns-his-phd/">Justin Rectenwald earns his PhD!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/news/justin-rectenwald-earns-his-phd/embed/#?secret=StJUEASwKJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Justin Rectenwald earns his PhD!” — Biochemistry and Biophysics" data-secret="StJUEASwKJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/795/2019/06/Justin-Rectenwald-grad-student-2019.jpg30133269Justin Rectenwald, under the direction of Dr. Ken Pearce and Dr. Stephen Frye, successfully defended his dissertation on November 5th, 2020 and received his PhD. The title of his dissertation is “TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR INHIBITOR DISCOVERY OF CHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEINS LINKED TO LYSINE METHYLATION”