{"id":27718,"date":"2023-10-20T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?p=27718"},"modified":"2024-08-07T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T14:56:50","slug":"the-2023-biochemistry-and-biophysics-research-retreat-was-held-on-october-19-at-the-cookery-in-durham-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/the-2023-biochemistry-and-biophysics-research-retreat-was-held-on-october-19-at-the-cookery-in-durham-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2023 Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Retreat was held on October 19 at the Cookery in Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27757 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070.jpg\" alt=\"large group of diverse people standing outside for the biochemistry and biophysics group photo at the retreat in October 2023\" width=\"1280\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070-600x240.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/retreat-2023-group-photo-low-res-IMG_9070-560x224.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Event Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27694 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 17.5px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/09\/BCBP_Retreat_Schedule_Final-180x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/>The department of Biochemistry and Biophysics held its 2023 research retreat at the Cookery in Durham on October 19, featuring a dynamic lineup of events. The day included engaging talks showcasing the remarkable science within the department, two informative poster sessions (&#8217;23 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/09\/23-poster-session-assignments.pdf\">poster session<\/a> assignments), a thought-provoking keynote address by Dr. Linda Columbus titled &#8220;One woman\u2019s journey through STEM,&#8221; which candidly shared her experiences as a woman in science, and stimulating DEI discussions. The event concluded with a lively happy hour, making it a successful and exciting day with over 100 participants, 40 poster presentations, and four trainee talks. The retreat was filled with lively discussion and terrific science, leaving everyone eagerly anticipating next year&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27774 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9039-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chair Dr. Jean Cook at the retreat 2023 introducing the speaker\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9039-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9039-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9039-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9039-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9039.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"crowd sitting listening to a talk at research retreat 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7746-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27758 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"retreat photo keynote speaker of 2023 retreat speaking about a woman's experience in STEM \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191466.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27759 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"retreat photo 2023 close up of trainees and faculty listening the keynote speaker\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_PA191462.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2023 retreat photo seated crowd of 110 people\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9058.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9035-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"poster session for retreat 2023\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9035-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9035-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9035-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9035-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9035.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"poster session retreat 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_7734-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<p>The keynote talk speaker this year was Dr. Linda Columbus from the University of Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Linda is an expert in the biophysics of membrane proteins, particularly regarding bacterial pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions. She shared &#8220;One Woman&#8217;s Journey through STEM&#8221; that stimulated a lot of discussion and introspection about how we make science more equitable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-27737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lunch photo retreat 2023\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-280x210.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/thumbnail_IMG_9073-lunch-photo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<blockquote>\n<h2>2023 Presentation winners<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The best talk was Nick Randolph (Kuhlman lab), the best post-doc poster was Kanishk Jain, PhD (Strahl lab), and the best graduate student poster was Uriel Jean-Baptiste (Neher lab). Congratulations to our 2023 research retreat presentation winners.<\/p>\n<p>View our photos and learn about their research at: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/congratulations-2023-retreat-presentation-winners-2-2\/\">Congratulations 2023 Retreat Presentation Winners<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you to our organizers<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27776\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 288px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27776 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"research retreat 2023 Rick Baker and more\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077-600x647.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077-560x604.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/10\/IMG_9077.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">(L to R) Bobby Lee, Rick Baker, Jill Dowen, and Maria Al Haddad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We would like to thank all our committee members for the planning, our graduate students, and all our other volunteers!<\/p>\n<p>The organizers did a terrific job.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">2023 Retreat Planning Committee<\/span><br \/>\nRichard (Rick) Baker Ph.D<br \/>\nJill Dowen\u00a0PhD<br \/>\nRobert Lee PhD<br \/>\nMaria Al Haddad<br \/>\nLeiah Carey\u00a0PhD<br \/>\nRhonda Strickland<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our annual research retreat included a keynote talk by Dr. Linda Columbus from the University of Virginia. 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