Bradley Allf won 1st place for his 5 min video describing the Diering Lab's research for a video competition called "Society for Neuroscience Brain Awareness Video Contest"

UNC School of Medicine researchers show how a rare gene defect disrupts an important interaction between proteins, including cellular receptors crucial to cell function and human health.

The Ellison Foundation New Scholars award supports exceptional young faculty who are nominated by U.S. medical institutions and universities for their outstanding promise in aging research.

Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Michelle Itano in her new position as a fixed-term Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology.

Graham Diering was interviewed for "radio in vivo" in Carrboro! Way to go, Graham!

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!

Patrick Lang, PhD, has compiled scholastic achievements – including a Core Fulbright Scholarship – while never losing sight of his family’s roots in rural China.

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.

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!!

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...