{"id":32323,"date":"2025-10-21T07:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?p=32323"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:35:51","slug":"2025-retreat-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/news\/2025-retreat-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Retreat Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our 2025 Research Retreat was held on October 16, 2025 in <\/span>MBRB (G-202 and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor lobby) which included a full day of talks, posters, networking, and socializing! It was an inspiring day &#8211; with a 2025 <span class=\"markp7n7e82g1\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">retreat<\/span> motto of &#8220;Shared Science, Shared Purpose.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"2025 final BCBP research retreat flyer\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/08\/Blue-Modern-Business-Conference-Instagram-Post-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Our keynote speaker was Dr. Dougald (Mac) Monroe<\/strong> from the UNC Blood Research Center and our alum, who will give a fascinating talk on the biochemistry of the coagulation system and taught us a little about the rich history of coagulation\/hemophilia research at UNC.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-32331 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/Biochemistry-Retreat-photos-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2025 Fall retreat photo at MBRB when Jean Cook was the chair\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>A departmental group photo<\/strong> was taken outside just before lunch by Seth Foley.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>After the science, we held <strong>a reception in the evening,<\/strong> which included appetizers and beverages in the MBRB Lobby for networking with friends and colleagues.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Announcing our 2025 Retreat 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height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/795\/2025\/10\/IMG_2426-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-32358\" 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\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">To view more photos from our sessions, please see our social media and shared drive.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Catering by Design catered our breakfast, lunch, and Happy Hour. <\/span><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our menu this year:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Breakfast &#8211; bagels, various types of cakes, pastries, mixed fruit. Tea, water, juice, coffee<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof\">Lunch &#8211; boxed lunches with a lot of sandwiches, and wrap choices with pasta salad, chips, cookie\/brownie, and beverages.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof\">Happy Hour &#8211; Pot stickers, spring rolls, pigs in a blanket, veggies, pastry, and drinks.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The research retreat was an amazing display of the wide range of outstanding and multidisciplinary research in our department. BIG thanks to the retreat committee for organizing the schedule of events and to the staff for all the work to make it comfortable and successful. It is no small feat to provide an event like this, and it requires considerable time and effort, so thank them when you see them! Bobby Lee, Dale Ramsden, Emily Sipko, Jake Hughes, Rhonda Strickland, Carolyn Clabo, and Latasha Mingo. We also acknowledge the generosity of the James C. 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