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Yearly Archives: 2021

Graduate Student, Sarah M. Brotman, Receives National Research Service Award (NRSA) F31 Fellowship From The National Institutes Of Health’s (NIH) National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI)

February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Sarah M. Brotman, a graduate student in Dr. Mohlke’s Lab, for recently receiving an NRSA F31 fellowship from NIH’s NHLBI.  

Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research & Education (SPIRE) Postdoctoral Fellow, Nikea Pittman, Appointed To The Executive Board Of The Black Microbiologists Association

February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Nikea Pittman, a SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellow in UNC Biochemistry & Biophysics, who received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Florida, currently in Dr. Neher’s Lab, for recently being appointed to the Executive Board of the Black Microbiologists Association.  

Postdoctoral Fellow, Jiandong Zhang, Publishes In American Journal of Physiology-Heart And Circulatory Physiology (AJP-HEART)

February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Jiandong Zhang, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for publishing paper, titled “Cardiac alpha-1A adrenergic receptors: emerging protective roles in cardiovascular diseases”, in the journal AJP-HEART.  

The Qian Lab Publishes In Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

February 25, 2021
Congratulations to Li Qian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and her team for publishing an invited long review article, titled “Direct cell reprogramming: approaches, mechanisms and progress”, in the prestigious Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. Their work is featured in the February 22, 2021 issue of...

Li Qian, Ph.D. Received Emerging Investigator Award (EIA) R35 Grant From The National Institutes Of Health (NIH)

January 25, 2021
Congratulations to Li Qian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, for the receipt of EIA R35 grant from NIH’s NHLBI. The grant is to support the Qian Lab’s continued effort in further developing and refining reprogramming approaches to repair injured hearts. It is a 7-year grant for...

Genetics and Molecular Biology (GBM) Student, Matthew Stevenson (B.S.), Receives F31 Research Fellowship Award From The National Cancer Institute (NCI)

January 11, 2021
Congratulations to Matthew Stevenson (B.S.), a GBM student in Dr. O’Brien’s Lab, for recently receiving an F31 research fellowship award from NCI. Matthew’s fellowship provides ongoing stipend support for his research on oncogenic mechanisms underlying Wilms tumor using kidney organoids.

Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D. Published In The the Journal of Surgical Research

January 11, 2021
Congratulations to Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, for publishing paper, titled “Allyship in Surgical Residents: Evidence for LGBTQ Competency Training in Surgical Education” in the Journal of Surgical Research. Dr. Bahnson’s paper highlights the importance of LGBTQ cultural competence...