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Cell Biology & Physiology

The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology conducts cutting-edge, innovative research that advances the discipline of cell biology and physiology, with an emphasis on topics that contribute to the improvement of human health. The UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology is internationally recognized for Medical Research. The CBP breadth of investigation is reflected in our interdisciplinary Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, which provides a broad, integrated biological foundation and emphasizes rigor, transparency, integrity, and creative scientific reasoning.

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Greg Scherrer Awarded Yang Family Biomedical Scholar

This year’s Yang Family Biomedical Scholars: Chad Pecot (Medicine/Lineberger), Li Qian (Pathology, MHI), Greg Scherrer (Cell Biology/Neuroscience) and Greg Wang (Biochemistry/Lineberger). See the press release in Vital Signs. The Dean’s office will host a special lecture highlighting the research … Continued

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

Jimena Giudice featured in Vital Signs

Jimena Giudice, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and graduate students in the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill, co-authored a feature story on alternative splicing for The Scientist. Click here to read article

Snider, Natasha

Natasha Snider featured in Vital Signs

Researchers are learning about the differences in the underlying biology of patients with severe and milder forms of Alexander disease, a rare neurodegenerative condition that is often fatal to young children. Click here to read article

Gupton, Stephanie

Stephanie Gupton featured in Researcher Signature Series

The Researcher Signature Series features researchers across the School of Medicine. Read about Stephanie Gupton, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, in our second issue.

Philpot Lab Receives NIH Grant to Create Therapy for Rare Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome

The UNC School of Medicine lab of Ben Philpot, PhD, will build upon research previously funded by the Pitt-Hopkins Research Foundation to develop a therapy to treat children with this neurodevelopmental disorder.

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