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The Caron Lab Awarded R03 Grant From The National Institutes Of Health’s (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Congratulations to the lab of Kathleen M. Caron, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology, for the receipt of R03 grant from the NIH’s NCATS. The grant, titled, “Illuminating Orphan GPCRs in Lymphatics”, is a part of the Trans-NIH Illuminating the Druggable Genome Initiative. The goal is...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Margeaux Marbrey, Receives K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award From The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Congratulations to Margeaux Marbrey, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Caron’s Lab, for recently receiving a K99/R00 pathway to independence award from NICHD. Margeaux’s project is titled “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...

Graduate Student, Emma R. Hinkle, Receives Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) From The National Institutes Of Health’s (NIH) Research Training and Career Development

Congratulations to Emma R. Hinkle, a graduate student in Dr. Giudice’s Lab, for recently receiving a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA individual predoctoral fellowship (Parent F31) from NIH’s Research Training and Career Development. The fellowship provides ongoing stipend support for Emma’s project, which is investigating the interplay between alternative splicing and...

Graduate Student, Natalie Harris, Receives 2021 Predoctoral Fellowship From American Heart Association (AHA)

Congratulations to Natalie Harris, a graduate student in Dr. Caron’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2021 predoctoral fellowship from AHA. Natalie’s project will focus on defining the protein networks important for lymphatic endothelial cell function.

Graduate Student, Natalie Tanke, In Collaboration With The Cook Lab (UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics) Receives F31 Predoctoral Fellowship Award From The National Institutes Of Health’s (NIH) National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Congratulations to Natalie Tanke, a graduate student in Dr. Bautch’s Lab, in collaboration with the lab of Jean Cook, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics; Associate Dean for Graduate Education, for recently receiving an F31 predoctoral fellowship award from NIH’s NHLBI. The fellowship provides ongoing stipend support for their project,...

Graduate Research Assistant, Gabriela Torres, Successfully Defends Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Thesis

Congratulations to Gabriela Torres, a graduate research assistant, who received her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, currently in Dr. Gallippi’s Lab, for successfully defending Ph.D. thesis. Gabriela passed her Ph.D. Defense, titled: “Noninvasive ARFI Ultrasound for Differentiating Carotid Plaque with High...

Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research & Education (SPIRE) Postdoctoral Fellow, Whitney Edwards, Receives 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowship From American Heart Association (AHA)

Congratulations to Whitney Edwards, a SPIRE Postdoctoral Fellow in UNC Biological & Genome Sciences, who received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, currently in Dr. Conlon’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2021 postdoctoral fellowship from AHA. Whitney’s fellowship provides stipend support for her project,...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Morgan Oatley, Receives 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowship From American Heart Association (AHA)

Congratulations to Morgan Oatley, a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Bautch’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2021 postdoctoral fellowship from AHA. Morgan’s fellowship provides stipend support to study BMP signaling in vascular development. Her project is titled “Overlapping Functions of SMAD6 and SMAD7 in Vascular Development and Stability”.

Junlang Li And Ke Cheng, Ph.D. Publish In Journal Of The American Heart Association (JAHA)

Congratulations to Junlang Li, Ph.D. Student in the Ke Cheng Lab, and Ke Cheng, Ph.D., Randall B. Terry, Jr. Distinguished Professor In Regenerative Medicine, Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, NC State University and UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Adjunct Professor, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, for publishing paper, titled...

The Bautch Lab Publishes In Angiogenesis

Congratulations to the lab of Victoria L. Bautch, Ph.D., Beverly Long Chapin Distinguished Professor of Biology; Co-Director, UNC McAllister Heart Institute, for publishing paper, titled “SMAD6 Transduces Endothelial Cell Flow Responses Required for Vascular Homeostasis” in the journal Angiogenesis. The work from Dr. Bautch’s lab was led by former...