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Lin Xiao nominated for HHMI International Student Research Fellowship

December 1, 2012
November 2012 - Graduate student Lin Xiao is one of seven nominees from UNC for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) International Student Research Fellowship.

John Reader awarded a 4 year grant from the National Science Foundation

November 30, 2012
September 2012 – Dr. John Reader has been awarded a 4 year grant from the National Science Foundation, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences. The project is entitled “Studies on Agrocin 84—a Trojan Horse tRNA synthetase inhibitor.” Additional details at: http://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1158488

James Faber receives new funding from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

November 20, 2012
November 2012 - Professor James Faber received a new four-year R01 grant from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Arendshorst and Tarran awarded NCTraCS Pilot Grant

October 30, 2012
October 22, 2012 - Drs. William Arendshorst and Robert Tarran have been awarded an NC TraCS $5K-$50K Pilot Grant

Philpot lab publishes cover story in the journal Neuron

October 12, 2012
October 2012 - A new activity-dependent role for the protein heavily implicated in autism, Neuroligin-1, identified

Richard Weinberg receives new funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

September 15, 2012
September 2012 - Richard Weinberg receives new funding from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Ken Jacobson awarded new funding from NIGMS and NSF

September 10, 2012
September 1, 2012 - Dr. Kenneth Jacobson awarded funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the National Science Foundation

Graduate student Adam Gracz awarded an NC TrACS $2K Pilot Grant

September 5, 2012
August 2012 - Graduate student Adam Gracz awarded an NC TrACS $2K Pilot Grant.

Imaging Study by Sulik and Colleagues Sheds New Light On Alcohol-Related Birth Defects

August 30, 2012
August 2012 – A collaborative research effort by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Duke University, and University College of London in the UK, sheds new light on alcohol-related birth defects.

Dunleavey and Klein awarded Integrative Vascular Biology Training Program grants

July 30, 2012
July 2012 - Graduate students Jim Dunleavey and Klara Klein have been accepted into UNC's Integrative Vascular Biology Training Program.