Author Archives: sherrich

Congratulations to the lab of Saskia Neher, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, for publishing paper, titled “The structure of helical lipoprotein lipase reveals an unexpected twist in lipase storage”, in the journal PNAS. Researchers in Dr. Neher’s Lab have used CryoEM to solve the structure of the protein...

Congratulations to MHI Adjunct Faculty, Jian Liu, Ph.D., John & Deborah McNeill, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, in collaboration with Nigel S. Key, MB, ChB, FRCP, Harold R. Roberts Distinguished Professor; Section Chief of Hematology, Division of Hematology & Oncology; Director of the UNC Hemophilia...

        Dear MHI Colleagues: MHI is here to support you during these exceptional times! We hope this finds you finding time to advance aspects of your work supported remotely, supporting your trainees and staff, and taking time to take care of yourself. We are here if you...

Congratulations to Sandra Stangeland-Molo, a second-year Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering, NCSU/UNC, who received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, currently in Dr. Cole’s Lab, for recently receiving Honorable Mention in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.  

Congratulations to Jacqueline H. Cole, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Director, Orthopaedic Mechanobiology Lab Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University (NCSU) & University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNCCH) for publishing papers, titled “A minimally invasive technique for serial intraosseous perfusion measurements in the murine tibia using laser Doppler flowmetry”...

Congratulations to Jonathan Schisler, M.S., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, for the receipt of grant from the National Institute On Aging. Dr. Schisler received grant to study how disease-causing mutations in key enzymes involved in protein quality control cause a loss in motor function and accelerated aging that impacts...

Congratulations to Gabrielle Gentile, a second-year genetics and molecular biology graduate student, who received her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from the University of Pittsburgh and is currently a part of the Mechanistic and Interdisciplinary Training Program (MiBio), and to Nicole Rivera, a PrepScholar, who received her B.S. from the University of...

Congratulations to Jean Marie Mwiza, a graduate research assistant in Dr. Bergmeier’s Lab, for recently receiving a prestigious predoctoral fellowship from AHA. Jean Marie’s fellowship provides stipend support for 2 years for his project, titled “Determining the Platelet Signaling Pathway(s) Critical in Venous Thrombosis Pathogenesis”.

Congratulations to Wolfgang Bergmeier, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, in collaboration with a multi-institutional team, for publishing article in the journal Science Advances.   Their research, titled “Platelets Trigger Perivascular Mast Cell Degranulation To Cause Inflammatory Responses and Tissue Injury”, was published in the March 18, 2020 edition...

Congratulations to Xue Bai, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Dr. Taylor’s Lab, for the receipt of Pilot & Feasibility Program grant from UNC NORC. Dr. Bai received grant, titled “GRAF1 Regulates Brown and Beige Fat Formation and Function”. It is a 1-year grant for $39,000.