June 25, 2021
Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Stands in Support of Lux Libertas
Click here to view the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology letter sent to the BOT on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in support of Lux Libertas.
Category: Featured News
June 24, 2021
Tarran to give The Physiological Society’s Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture
The Society’s Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture is a prestigious biennial lecture, awarded to distinguished physiologists working outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Click here for article.
June 23, 2021
Lux, Libertas! Letter to UNC Board of Trustees
The following letter was sent to Richard Y. Stevens, UNC Board of Trustees Chair, on June 21, 2021 Dear Mr. Stevens: We write this letter in response to the call for action of our elected Faculty Chair, Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor Mimi Chapman. We are unified in our faculty voice in response to …
June 9, 2021
Hannah J. Wiedner And Jimena Giudice, Ph.D. Publish In Nature Structure & Molecular Biology
Congratulations to Hannah J. Wiedner, B.Sc., a graduate student, GMB curriculum, in the Giudice Lab, and Jimena Giudice, Ph.D., a MHI member and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, for publishing review article, titled “It’s not just a phase: function and characteristics of RNA-binding proteins in phase separation” in Nature Structure & Molecular Biology. …
May 5, 2021
Margeaux Marbrey awarded K99/R00
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
Caron Lab awarded R03
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
Mohanish Deshmukh featured in UNC Health News
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
CBP Faculty Promotions
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 Covered in Spectrum
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
Scherrer Receives McKnight Award for Study of Brain Disorders
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.