Margeaux Marbrey recently received the Bayer Discovery/Innovation Grant for Additional Funding from the Society for Reproductive Investigation for her proposed work to examine the implications of e-cigarette use in polycystic ovarian syndrome. Findings from these studies will further understanding of how polycystic ovarian syndrome modulates the initiation and maintenance of...

The UNC School of Medicine Office of Graduate Education published findings in PLOS Biology showing that graduate students who partake in professional development opportunities unrelated to their lab work did not delay their time to graduation or their rate of manuscript publication.  Click here for UNC news story. An article...

Future Science Group named Michelle Itano, PhD, as the new Editor-in-Chief for BioTechniques, the International Journal of Life Science Methods. Click here for article.

Damaris Lorenzo, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, led the discovery of a new neurodevelopmental syndrome, its underlying genetic basis and molecular mechanisms, both important milestones on the road to create therapeutic strategies.  Click here for story.

Click here to view the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology letter sent to the BOT on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in support of Lux Libertas.

The Society’s Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture is a prestigious biennial lecture, awarded to distinguished physiologists working outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.  Click here for article.

The following letter was sent to Richard Y. Stevens, UNC Board of Trustees Chair, on June 21, 2021   Dear Mr. Stevens: We write this letter in response to the call for action of our elected Faculty Chair, Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor Mimi Chapman. We are unified in our...

Congratulations to Hannah J. Wiedner, B.Sc., a graduate student, GMB curriculum, in the Giudice Lab, and Jimena Giudice, Ph.D., a MHI member and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, for publishing review article, titled “It’s not just a phase: function and characteristics of RNA-binding proteins in phase separation” in...

Greg Scherrer, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, will use two NIH grants and a Brain Research Foundation award to further study how opioids interact with brain mechanisms, with the ultimate goal of creating better medications to treat chronic pain.  Click here for article.

Margeaux Marbrey, a postdoctoral fellow in the Caron laboratory, was awarded the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NICHD entitled “Investigating Implications of E-Cigarettes on Pregnancy Success and Reproductive Fitness.” She aims to examine how e-cigarette usage affects the initiation and progression of pregnancy and understand how e-cigarette flavorings...