Janice Warfford, Author at Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

Dr. Shahzad Khan, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, has been selected for the 2024 Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS) program, an NINDS-supported program that focuses attention on diversity individuals who are early in their careers as faculty members in the neurosciences. Over the next year, Shahzad will have the opportunities …

Jessica Cote received a 3-year F32 postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. She will use the award to study the impact of specific alternative splicing events on skeletal muscle development.

The Triangle Brain Bee serves high school students of North Carolina and aims to promote awareness about collegiate and career pathways in neuroscience as well as incite excitement surrounding neuroscience and STEM fields. Post-docs and graduate students offer three community engagement opportunities for high school students: (i) virtual, weekly neuroscience tutoring sessions, (ii) an interactive neuroanatomy …

Carolyn Suitt, lab manager for the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD) Histology Core, passed away Thursday February 22, 2024. Born December 2, 1964, in Franklin County, NC Carolyn moved to Chapel Hill and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1997 while juggling working …

In this new Vital Signs series, we feature graduate student Max Hockenberry, who performs research in the labs of Wes Legant, PhD, and Jim Bear, PhD. Hockenberry is developing new microscopy methods so researchers can measure the mechanisms cells use to maneuver through tight spaces in the body. Continue reading here.

In an effort five years in the making, UNC School of Medicine cell biologist Sarah Cohen, PhD, and Rockefeller University’s Ian Windham, PhD, describe the interplay between fats and proteins in brain cells and how their dysfunction contributes to the development of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading here

Andrew Scott Kennedy Jr. is a 4th year PhD Candidate in the lab of Jessica Thaxton, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology and member of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. In the lab, Kennedy Jr. uses super-resolution microscopy techniques to visualize and better understand how CAR-T cells, a specialized type of immunotherapy, battle solid cancers …

Heather McCauley received a 3-year award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She will use iPSC-derived human intestinal organoids to study the gastrointestinal manifestations of CF. They hypothesized that altered mucus composition and abnormal epithelial cell biology both contribute to impaired nutrient absorption that occurs in people with CF. They plan to establish our organoid system …

Extra Mile Award for CBP Graduate Student: Casandra Phillips (Natasha Snider Lab) Extra Mile Award for Postdoctoral Fellow: Jessica Cote (Jimena Giudice Lab) and Zachary Drum (Doug Phanstiel Lab) Staff Excellence Award: Hongyu Ren (Doug Cyr Lab) and Curtis Connor & Carl Parson (Histology Research Core) CBP Service Award: Crystal Headen CBP Faculty Mentoring Award: …

Pierre-Emmanuel N’Guetta’s beautiful kidney image was selected for the cover of the October 2023 Nephrology Dialysis Transplation Journal.

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Author Archives: Janice Warfford

Shahzad Khan, Ph.D. Selected to 2024 Class of Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS)

Jessica Cote Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship

CBP Helps Sponsor Triangle Brain Bee

Remembering CGIBD Histology Core Manager, Carolyn Suitt

Max Hockenberry featured in Vital Signs Series

Sarah Cohen and Ian Windham featured in Vital Signs

CBP Graduate Student, Andrew Kennedy, featured in new Vital Signs series

Heather McCauley receives CFF Grant!

Congratulations to our CBP Award Winners!!

Pierre-Emmanuel N’Guetta’s Image Selected as the NDT October Journal Cover