May 5, 2021
Margeaux Marbrey, a postdoctoral fellow in the Caron laboratory, was awarded the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NICHD entitled “Investigating Implications of E-Cigarettes on Pregnancy Success and Reproductive Fitness.” She aims to examine how e-cigarette usage affects the initiation and progression of pregnancy and understand how e-cigarette flavorings can impact the fetal-maternal environment.
April 20, 2021
The Caron Lab was awarded an R03 from NCATS entitled “Illuminating Orphan GPCRs in Lymphatics”, as part of the trans-NIH Illuminating the Druggable Genome Initiative. The goal is to develop unique tools and resources to characterize under-studied, and pharmacologically-tractable G protein coupled receptors in lymphatic vessels.
April 12, 2021
UNC-Chapel Hill scientists discovered microRNA-29 is an important cellular switch controlling late-stage brain development, a foundational discovery that will help researchers explore new therapeutic approaches for neurodevelopmental conditions. Click here for story.
February 3, 2021
CONGRATULATIONS to Drs. Natasha Snider and Scott Randell on their successful promotions! Dr. Snider promoted to Associate Professor and Dr. Randell to Professor. These are incredible milestones for Natasha and Scott’s careers. These promotions reflect and acknowledge the highest level of achievements and contributions that they have made to our unit, our University and the …
January 14, 2021
Graham Diering’s poster, from the virtual SFN, was covered in Spectrum, an online advocacy magazine for the autism community. Click here to read article.
December 18, 2020
Greg Scherrer, PhD, associate professor in the UNC Department of Cell biology and Physiology and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, will use the three-year, $300,000 grant to study the neural basis of pain. Click here for article.
December 10, 2020
Each year the Office of Graduate Education recognizes faculty mentors affiliated with the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program (BBSP) who embody innovative and student-centered training, and an excellence in mentoring graduate students. These faculty members are honored for their work through the Awards for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring. Click here to read article.
November 18, 2020
The past few months have shown how difficult—and how important—it is to be able to understand how a disease really works. Scientists and researchers at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic are rapidly learning everything they can about the novel coronavirus: how it functions, how different cells in the body react to it, and why those …
October 14, 2020
SFARI’s (Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative) mission is to improve the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance. The grant awarded will support research that investigates genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, neural circuits changes and the development of genetic therapies in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). …
September 13, 2020
The National Institute of Aging (NIA) has selected graduate student Rachel Battaglia as a recipient of the very competitive Transition to Aging Research Award for Predoctoral Students (F99/K00). The NIA selects only 7-10 award recipients each year. Click here to read Vital Signs article.
