Cell Biology & Physiology

Keith Burridge, PhD – Kenan Distinguished Professor

This is a great time to be a scientist. Never have so many techniques been available that are allowing questions in cell biology and physiology to be investigated at a level that was inconceivable just a few years ago."
-Keith Burridge, PhD

Latest News

Michelle Itano Earns CZI Grant to support Imaging Scientists

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will support the innovative imaging work of Michelle Itano, PhD, director of the UNC Neuroscience Microscopy Core facility for five years thanks to a grant totaling nearly $800,000. Click here for article.

Lorenzo earns ADA junior faculty award

The American Diabetes Association selected Damaris Lorenzo, PhD, as a winner of its Junior Faculty Development Award, which carries with it funding for further research on diabetes-related investigations. Click here for article.

Zylka Lab paper featured in The Guardian

Doctors could use Crispr tool to inject benign virus into foetus’s brain to ‘switch on’ key genes. Click here for article.

Caron Lab paper published in Circulation Research

The Caron Lab had a high-profile paper published in the January 4th issue of Circulation Research, along with a commentary Editorial. Click here for article.

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Welcome to the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where our mission is to be nationally recognized for excellence in our discipline by Leading, Teaching and Caring.