Gabrielle Gentile and Nicole Rivera, in the Giudice lab, have been selected for three years graduate research fellowships (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Gabby received her B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh, is currently a second year GMB student and part of the MiBio training program. Nicole received...

We recognize that this is a very difficult time for everyone and our School of Medicine is committed to taking care of patients—but also of our own!  Please know that if you are experiencing difficulties with the COVID-19 situation, there are a wide variety of helpful resources available to you....

While the health risks linking tobacco use by pregnant woman has been long understood, vaping presents a new frontier. A recent study from the lab of Kathleen Caron, PhD, shows that there are some definite ill effects of e-cigarettes and the health of the offspring. Read the whole cover story...

Jimena Giudice, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and graduate students in the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill, co-authored a feature story on alternative splicing for The Scientist. Click here to read article

This year’s Yang Family Biomedical Scholars:  Chad Pecot (Medicine/Lineberger), Li Qian (Pathology, MHI), Greg Scherrer (Cell Biology/Neuroscience) and Greg Wang (Biochemistry/Lineberger).  See the press release in Vital Signs. The Dean’s office will host a special lecture highlighting the research of the Scholars on February 14, 2020 at 2:30pm in 1131 Bioinformatics.  Please save...

All of us at Cell Biology and Physiology wish you and your families a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  We send wishes for safe travels!

Researchers are learning about the differences in the underlying biology of patients with severe and milder forms of Alexander disease, a rare neurodegenerative condition that is often fatal to young children. Click here to read article

The Researcher Signature Series features researchers across the School of Medicine. Read about Stephanie Gupton, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, in our second issue.

The 21st Annual Carl W. Gottschalk Lecture was held on Monday, October 28th!! Featured guest speaker, Dr. David G. Harrison, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Betty and Jack Bailey Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology “Mechanisms of Immune Activation and Its Impact on Hypertension”

The UNC School of Medicine lab of Ben Philpot, PhD, will build upon research previously funded by the Pitt-Hopkins Research Foundation to develop a therapy to treat children with this neurodevelopmental disorder.