November 6, 2023
Pierre-Emmanuel N’Guetta’s Image Selected as the NDT October Journal Cover
Pierre-Emmanuel N’Guetta’s beautiful kidney image was selected for the cover of the October 2023 Nephrology Dialysis Transplation Journal.
Category: Featured News
October 4, 2023
Selena Romero featured in The Scientist’s Science Snapshot
Visualizing Axon Pruning During development, neurons trim hundreds of excess axons in an intricately coordinated destructive process. Continue reading here.
July 31, 2023
Lab Undergraduate, Jerry Whitley, profiled in Endeavors
Snider Lab Undergraduate Research Student, Jerry Whitley, participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). Click here for story.
June 21, 2023
Dr. Kristen Scherrer appointed to the Academy of Educators Leadership Council
CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Kristen Scherrer who was recently recognized for her Academy of Educator (AOE) accomplishments and appointment to the Leadership Council.
June 21, 2023
CBP Postdoc, Jessica Cote, receives Pilot & Feasibility award from SPLENDOR-NC
Jessica Cote has been awarded a P&F award from SPLENDOR-NC (Supporting, Promoting, and Launching the Expansion of Nutrition, Diabetes, and Obesity Researchers in North Carolina). Jessica will use the award to investigate the extent to which clathrin alternative splicing regulates mitochondria function in skeletal muscle. She is a member of the Giudice Lab.
May 15, 2023
Sarah Cohen Awarded an R01 from NIA
Sarah Cohen, in collaboration with Lance Johnson (UK), has been awarded an R01 from NIA to continue work on the function of lipid droplet-associated APOE in glia. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the predominant causes of disability and dependency among older people, and the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Late-onset …
May 4, 2023
Dr. Kurt Gilliland named Associate Dean of Educational Effectiveness
Dr. Gilliland currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and as the associate dean for curriculum, where he has partnered with faculty in implementing curriculum change in the Foundation Phase in 2014 and 2023. In this new role, Dr. Gilliland will provide leadership, oversight, monitoring and execution of …
April 27, 2023
CBP Graduate Student, Nicole Hondrogiannis, Receives NSF Fellowship
Thirty-three students at UNC-Chapel Hill have received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program for their research in STEM-related fields. UNC SOM recipients are Glory Dan-Dukor, McKenzie Grundy, Nichole Margaret Hondrogiannis, Dhuvarakesh Karthikeyan, and Rachel Sharp. These highly competitive fellowships recognize and support outstanding students who aim to pursue research-based master’s …
March 23, 2023
CBP Graduate Student, Rhianna Lee, featured in Vitals Signs
“For Her Brother” Upon watching her brother grow up and struggle with cystic fibrosis, Rhianna Lee has dedicated her life to studying the disease. Click here for article.
February 24, 2023
Gregory Scherrer Receives the HEAL Director’s Award for Excellence in Research
The HEAL Director’s Award for Excellence in Research recognizes HEAL-funded investigators who exemplify research excellence, support broad dissemination of key research, and demonstrate leadership in the scientific community. The 2023 awardees’ development of experimental practices, models, and approaches have had a major, transformative impact on the pain and addiction research fields.