January 26, 2023
Michelle Itano Receives CZI Grant
Michelle Itano, PhD Receives CZI Grant to Help Train the Next Generation of Imaging Scientists. Click here to read more.
January 26, 2023
Michelle Itano, PhD Receives CZI Grant to Help Train the Next Generation of Imaging Scientists. Click here to read more.
January 20, 2023
Eppin Pharma has partnered with the nonprofit Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI), which has provided the company a program related investment of up to $800,000. Read full article featured on WRAL TechWire.
October 3, 2022
Join us in sending a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Stephanie Gupton!! She has been promoted to Full Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, effective October 1, 2022.
September 2, 2022
The PARE Awards are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. Sophie Maiocchi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Dr. Edward Bahnson.
August 18, 2022
Sarah Cohen, PhD, and Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD, researchers in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and the UNC Neuroscience Center, were featured scientists in a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative article on an innovative new resource helping scientists probe the genetics of neurodegenerative diseases. Click here for article.
July 7, 2022
The Giudice Lab published a paper entitled “Alternative splicing regulation of membrane trafficking genes during myogenesis” in the Journal RNA. The co-first authors Emma Hinkle and Hannah Wiedner (GMB graduate students) were invited for a “Meet the First Authors” editorial feature.
May 12, 2022
Restoring lost gene activity prevents many disease signs in an animal model of the rare, single-gene neurodevelopmental condition. The UNC Neuroscience Center lab of Ben Philpot, PhD, led this research. Article: https://elifesciences.org/articles/72290 UNC press release: https://news.unchealthcare.org/2022/05/gene-therapy-could-treat-pitt-hopkins-syndrome-proof-of-concept-study-suggests/
April 12, 2022
Since middle school, Michelle Itano has been mesmerized by the power of microscopes. These seemingly familiar pieces of technology can do so much more than simply capture images of small things. They can unveil a world beyond our imagination — one Itano strives to show as many people as possible. Click here for full article.
January 19, 2022
Congratulations to the Bahnson Lab, for publishing a paper, titled “ Antioxidant Response Activating nanoParticles (ARAPas) localize to atherosclerotic plaque and locally activate the Nrf2 pathway.” In this work lead by postdoctoral fellow Sophie Maiocchi, PhD they describe the synthesis and characterization of novel nanoparticles termed Antioxidant Response Activating nanoParticles (ARAPas) that encapsulate with high …
January 19, 2022
Dr. Sophie Maiocchi, postdoctoral fellow in the Bahnson Research Groups has been awarded a NIH Path to Independence Award (K99/R00) by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute for her project entitled: “Targeted drug delivery for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and its clinical complications.” Congratulations Dr. Maiocchi!