{"id":6352,"date":"2026-01-14T18:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/corefacilities\/?p=6352"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:28:45","slug":"structural-bioinformatics-core-director-highlighted-in-carolina-scientific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/corefacilities\/structural-bioinformatics-core-director-highlighted-in-carolina-scientific\/","title":{"rendered":"Structural Bioinformatics Core Director Highlighted in Carolina Scientific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Venkata Chirasani, Director of the R.L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics Core, was recently highlighted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinascientific.org\/current\">Fall 2025 Volume 21 Issue 1 edition of Carolina Scientific<\/a>. Founded in Spring 2008, Carolina Scientific serves to educate undergraduates by focusing on the exciting innovations in science and current research that are taking place at UNC-Chapel Hill. Carolina Scientific strives to provide a way for students to discover and express their knowledge of new scientific advances, to encourage students to explore and report on the latest scientific research at UNC-Chapel Hill, and to educate and inform readers while promoting interest in science and research.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chirasani&#8217;s expertise and impact is highlighted in the article &#8220;The Science of Folding&#8221; (pg. 12-13) alongside research spanning many fields of study.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Venkata Chirasani, Director of the R.L. Juliano Structural Bioinformatics Core, was recently highlighted in the Fall 2025 Volume 21 Issue 1 edition of Carolina Scientific. 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