Author Archives: sherrich

Congratulations to Joan M. Taylor, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pathology, UNC McAllister Heart Institute, for being selected to serve as the Director of Faculty Advancement for the UNC SOM’s FALD. Dr. Taylor will develop and disseminate resources pertaining to Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT), serve...

Congratulations to Mairead Heavey, a Ph.D. student, who received a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University at Buffalo, a member of Dr. Nguyen’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2023 Feng Liu Award from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s DPMP. This award is given to...

Congratulations to Rebekah Sanchez-Hodge, Lab Manager/Research Associate in the Schisler Lab, for recently receiving a UNC SOM staff professional development grant for Spring 2023. This pilot program grant provides funds to support the professional development of SOM staff members. Becky will also attend the Laboratory Animal Management Association’s (LAMA) 39th...

Congratulations to Jimena Giudice, Ph.D., a MHI member and Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, for the receipt of CAREER award from the NSF. The grant, titled, “Mechanotransduction, transcription, and alternative splicing in cell biology”, is a 5-year grant, starting April 1, 2023. CAREER is a foundation-wide activity...

  Congratulations to Jimena Giudice, Ph.D., an MHI member and Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, for recently receiving tenure and promotion, starting March 1, 2023, to Associate Professor in UNC’s Department Of Cell Biology and Physiology.  

  Congratulations to Michael Bressan, Ph.D., an MHI member and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, for recently receiving tenure and promotion, starting March 1, 2023, to Associate Professor in UNC’s Department Of Cell Biology and Physiology.  

Congratulations to Janet Rubin, M.D., Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor; Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism; Joint Professor, Pediatrics and Pharmacology; Adjunct Professor, Bioengineering, and Maya Styner, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, for being recognized as...

Congratulations to Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, Center for Nanotechnology, for recently being appointed to the Editorial Board Of Atherosclerosis, the official journal of the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS), affiliated with the International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS). Dr. Bahnson will serve as an Editorial Board member...

Congratulations to the Lab of William Polacheck, Ph.D., an MHI member and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Member, Cell Biology and Physiology Curriculum, UNC Medicine; Member, Comparative Medicine Institute, NCSU, for publishing vascular malformation-on-chip model for drug screening in Science Advances.         For this manuscript, titled “Microphysiological...

  Congratulations to Margeaux Wetendorf-Marbrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Lab of Kathleen M. Caron, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, for accepting an offer from Duke University for a faculty position. Dr. Wetendorf-Marbrey is heading off to do great things and will be missed!