{"id":32132,"date":"2025-09-15T09:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?p=32132"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:32:07","slug":"meet-some-of-our-outstanding-postdoctoral-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/meet-some-of-our-outstanding-postdoctoral-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet some of our Outstanding Postdoctoral Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32136\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32136 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Yasemin-Akyel-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Yasemin Akyel PhD \" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Yasemin-Akyel-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Yasemin-Akyel-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Yasemin Akyel, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yasemin Akyel, Ph.D., studies how the circadian clock affects DNA repair and drug responses to develop more effective cancer therapies, including novel strategies for treating glioblastoma. Her motivation comes from translating basic science into meaningful clinical advances for patients.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yasemin Akyel, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Sancar Lab\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32137\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32137 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/TateBurkholder-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Nathaniel Tate Burkholder, Ph.D.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/TateBurkholder-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/TateBurkholder-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Nathaniel Tate Burkholder, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tate Burkholder, Ph.D., investigates the biochemical mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in normal and cancerous development. He finds the dynamic interplay between post-translational modifications and histone reader proteins to be a fascinating form of communication to study and hopes that his work one day leads to the development of novel treatments for cancers in which histones or histone reader proteins are mutated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nathaniel Tate Burkholder, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Strahl lab\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20008\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20008 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2021\/11\/Dalia-2021-head-cropped-150x150.png\" alt=\"Dalia Fleifel\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dalia Fleifel, Ph. D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dalia Fleifel, Ph.D., focuses her research on understanding how the c-MYC oncoprotein drives rapid cellular proliferation. She combines genomic approaches with single-cell flow cytometry to dissect how MYC reprograms cell cycle dynamics. Since c-MYC is an undruggable protein that is frequently overexpressed in highly proliferative cancers, uncovering its mechanisms of action is key to identifying new therapeutic vulnerabilities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dalia Fleifel, Ph.D.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Cook Lab\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32146\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32146 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/image-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Martha Johnson PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/image-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Martha Johnson, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Martha Johnson, Ph.D.\u00a0studies the molecular dynamics and regulation of the cell cycle. She develops assays and biosensors to track how cells enter and exit the cycle, with a focus on identifying the molecular markers that influence a cell\u2019s decision to proliferate or arrest. Her work is driven by the vision that these biosensors will one day help uncover more precise biomarkers, paving the way for improved drug therapies and therapeutic options across a wide range of diseases<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Martha Johnson, Ph.D., <\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Cook Lab\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_29969\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29969 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/11\/cansu-kose-phd-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cansu Kose MD PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/11\/cansu-kose-phd-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2024\/11\/cansu-kose-phd.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Cansu Kose, M.D., Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cansu Kose, M.D., Ph.D., studies how DNA damage forms in the genome and how cells repair this damage to maintain genetic stability. She is passionate about uncovering the molecular mechanisms that safeguard our DNA, because understanding these processes helps explain how cancer and other diseases develop and may one day guide new therapeutic strategies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cansu Kose, M.D., Ph.D.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sancarlab.unc.edu\/\">Sancar Lab<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32134\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32134 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Lab-Profile-Pic_3-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Steven Moran PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Lab-Profile-Pic_3-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Lab-Profile-Pic_3-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Steven Moran, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steven J. Moran, Ph.D., investigates the spread of RNA viruses through TAM receptor tyrosine kinases. This exciting research gives him the opportunity to continue studying pathogenic RNA viruses using biochemical and biophysical approaches.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steven J. Moran, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Starbird Lab\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32133\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32133 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/kbpatel-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Keshav Patel PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/kbpatel-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/kbpatel-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Keshav Patel, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keshav Patel, Ph.D., develops mechanistic mathematical models of blood biophysics to understand vascular occlusion in Sickle Cell Disease and to inform potential therapies. He is most excited by the collaborative nature of blood research and leverages his mathematical expertise to understand and treat human diseases.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keshav Patel, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Leiderman lab<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27699\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27699 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/06\/Rebecca-S-e1757940444695-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Stowe in lab coat\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/06\/Rebecca-S-e1757940444695-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/06\/Rebecca-S-e1757940444695-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/06\/Rebecca-S-e1757940444695-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/06\/Rebecca-S-e1757940444695-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Stowe, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rebecca Stowe, Ph.D., studies lipase structure and function with the goal of discovering lipase activators to treat high triglycerides and understanding how these activators affect lipase structure.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rebecca Stowe, Ph.D.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Neher lab\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32135\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32135 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Shawn Yu PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/shawnyu_headshot_cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Shawn Yu, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shawn Yu, Ph.D., is a translationally oriented physician scientist, medical oncologist, and American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow co-mentored by Dr. Brian Kuhlman and Dr. William Kim. He uses computational protein design to develop novel cancer immunotherapies. He identifies Brian&#8217;s seminal work on Top7 as an early inspiration for pursuing this field.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shawn Yu, M.D., Ph.D.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Kim and Kuhlman labs\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32161\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32161 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ajit Prakash, PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Ajit Prakash, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ajit Prakash, PhD, a member of the Sharon Campbell Lab, recently published groundbreaking research in <em>Nature Communications<\/em>\u00a0titled\u00a0<em>\u201cMolecular and functional profiling of G\u03b1i as an intracellular pH sensor.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0This work advances our understanding of intracellular signaling and pH sensing mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of his contributions to the scientific community, Dr. Prakash has also joined the editorial boards of\u00a0<em>Scientific Reports<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>PLOS One<\/em>, where he will help shape the future of peer-reviewed research.<\/p>\n<p>Ajit Prakash, Ph.D., <em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Campbell Lab<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26469\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26469 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/05\/Surbhi-Mundra-PhD-150x150.png\" alt=\"Surbhi Mundra PhD\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/05\/Surbhi-Mundra-PhD-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2023\/05\/Surbhi-Mundra-PhD-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Surbhi Mundra, Ph.D.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Surbhi Mundra, PhD, a biochemist and biophysicist in the Campbell Lab, is driven by the profound impact of microscopic changes that lead to major physiological consequences. Her current research investigates the\u00a0mechanistic role of oxidative stress in lung cancer, with a focus on the growing challenge of\u00a0drug resistance.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to uncovering disease mechanisms, Dr. Mundra contributes to\u00a0novel drug discovery efforts, aiming to advance therapeutic strategies in cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Surbhi Mundra, Ph.D., <em>Postdoctoral Researcher in the Campbell Lab<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For 2025 National Postdoctoral Appreciation week, we are highlighting 11 of our outstanding postdoctoral researchers in our labs. 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