Congratulations to Hussein Kassam, postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Kibbe’s Lab, for publishing in the journal, Nanomaterials. This interdisciplinary study with collaborators at Northwestern University shows that nanoscale materials can be used to target a chemokine involved in both neointimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis. The work, led by Hussein, is featured in the February 28, 2020 edition … Continued

Congratulations to the lab of Maya Styner, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, for publishing paper, entitled “Exercise Degrades Bone in Caloric Restriction, Despite Suppression of Marrow Adipose Tissue (MAT)” in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Their paper is featured in the January, 2020 edition of the Journal of … Continued

Congratulations to the lab of Wolfgang Bergmeier, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, in collaboration with the lab of Sharon Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, for having their research featured on the cover of JTH. Their research, entitled “Subcellular localization of Rap1 GTPase activator CalDAG‐GEFI is orchestrated by interaction of its … Continued

Congratulations to the lab of Melina Kibbe, M.D., Colin G. Thomas, Jr. Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery; Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, for publishing paper, entitled “Development of Poly(1,8-octanediol-co-citrate-co-ascorbate) Elastomers with Enhanced Ascorbate Performance for Use as a Graft Coating to Prevent Neointimal Hyperplasia” in the journal ACS Applied Bio Materials. This paper … Continued

Congratulations to Nigel Key, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.P., Director of UNC Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center and Saira Z. Sheikh, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, UNC Rheumatology Lupus Clinic; Director, Clinical Trials Program at UNC’s Thurston Arthritis Research Center, In Partnership With EpiCypher, for the receipt of NIH Phase II Small Business Research Grant. Drs. Nigel … Continued

Congratulations to Nigel Mackman, Ph.D., FAHA, John C. Parker Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Basic Science, for publishing paper, entitled “Therapeutic strategies for thrombosis:  new targets and approaches”, in the journal Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. Dr. Mackman’s paper is featured in the March 4, 2020 edition of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery and can … Continued

Congratulations to Leslie V. Parise, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, for being appointed new Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. Dr. Parise is widely recognized for cardiovascular and cancer research. She has served as the department chair of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC … Continued

Congratulations to the lab of Kathleen M. Caron, Ph.D., Department Chair, Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, for having their vaping research study featured on the cover of Endocrine News. The recent study from Dr. Caron’s lab shows that there are distinct ill effects of e-cigarettes and the health of the offspring if used during pregnancy.  … Continued

Congratulations to Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, and Pablo Ariel, Ph.D., Director, Microscopy Services Laboratory, for developing New Method To Assess Vascular Injury. The Bahnson Research Group and Dr. Ariel worked together to develop a new method to assess vascular injury in preclinical models. … Continued