May 14, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Ed Kernick for receiving the highly-distinguished "Professor Award" at graduation May 2018!! This award, selected by the senior class, is given in recognition of a faculty member who by his or her willingness, understanding and ability, has contributed the most to our students' medical education!
May 10, 2018
Patrick Lang, PhD, has compiled scholastic achievements – including a Core Fulbright Scholarship – while never losing sight of his family’s roots in rural China.
April 26, 2018
In preclinical tests, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Oregon Health and Sciences University showed how a new compound can immobilize sperm temporarily without side effects.
April 9, 2018
CONGRATUATIONS to Temperance Rowell for successfully defending her dissertation entitled “Proof in the Pudding: Flavor-Dependent Effects of E-cigarettes on Lung Epithelial Toxicityand Ca2+ Signaling”. Way to go Dr. Rowell!!
April 3, 2018
The mission of the March of Dimes Foundation is to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards support junior scientists just embarking on their independent research careers. This award ($150,000) will provide Jimena Giudice and her lab team with funding for two years to study the role of alternative splicing regulation in the development of muscles after birth.
April 2, 2018
UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Robert Tarran created a new screening technique to deduce the different toxicity levels of the more than 7,700 types of e-liquid flavors available to consumers.
March 28, 2018
CBP Graduate Student, Carlos Patino Descovich (Scott Williams Lab), was inducted into the Frank Porter Graham Honor Society for 2018. The Honor Society is an elite group of faculty and graduate students who are recognized for their service to the community. Congratulations Carlos!
March 15, 2018
The winner of the 2017 JCS Prize is Seth Zimmerman for his paper entitled ‘Cells lay their own tracks – optogenetic Cdc42 activation stimulates fibronectin deposition supporting directed migration’ (Zimmerman et al., 2017).
February 26, 2018
UNC SOM lands 16 departments in top 25 for NIH funding! The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology is the highest ranked at 2nd overall and holding the highest ranking amongst all departments in the SOM!! Thanks to EVERYONE for an amazing accomplishment!!
February 26, 2018
The Hooker Imaging Core (HIC) is an open core providing a broad range of light microscopy techniques, analyses and consultation for UNC researchers. The core is located in Taylor Hall near Lineberger and the MBRB and includes several confocal and widefield microscopes in addition to systems for high content screening and long-term live cell imaging.
