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.
Category: News
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 27, 2023
Welcome Dr. Shahzad Khan
The UNC departments of Neurology and Cell Biology & Physiology look forward to welcoming Dr. Shahzad Khan as an Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology. Dr. Khan obtained his Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Virginia, under the mentorship of George Bloom, Ph.D. In …
January 13, 2023
Graham Diering Featured in Spectrum
Memories from Diering’s life trace the rising star’s scientific path from raising lizards as a child and later exploring home brewing to heading a lab that investigates memory, sleep disturbances and early development in animals with autism-linked mutations. Asleep in the Mouse House with Graham Diering | Spectrum | Autism Research News
July 7, 2022
Giudice Lab Publishes Paper in RNA
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
Philpot Lab published in eLife
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/