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2023-2024 MHI Seminar Series, Fall Schedule

August 22, 2023

Doctorate Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Student, Lucia Grandison, Receives 2023 Katherine Pryzwansky Young Investigator Award From The University Of North Carolina’s (UNC) Pathobiology and Translational Science Graduate Program

Congratulations to Lucia Grandison, a Ph.D. student, who received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology from the Washington University In St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, a member of Dr. Conlon’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2023 Katherine Pryzwansky Young Investigator Award from UNC’s Pathobiology and Translational Science Graduate...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Wei Shi, And Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., In Collaboration With The Seidman Lab, Publish In The Journal Circulation Research

Congratulations to Wei Shi, a postdoctoral fellow in the Conlon Lab, and Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Genetics, in collaboration with the Lab of Christine Edry Seidman, M.D., Director, Cardiovascular Genetics Center; Professor, Harvard Medical School; Cardiovascular Medicine, and Jonathan G. Seidman, Ph.D., Henrietta B. and Frederick...

Whitney Edwards, Ph.D. And Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., In Collaboration With The Cohen And Cristea Labs, Publish In The Journal Developmental Cell

Congratulations to Whitney Edwards, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, formerly in the Conlon Lab, and Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Genetics, in collaboration with the Labs of Sarah Cohen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology, and Ileana M. Cristea, Ph.D., Henry L. Hillman Professor...

Graduate Student, Peyton Sandroni, Successfully Defends Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Thesis

Congratulations to Peyton Sandroni, a graduate student, whose main focus is pharmacology, currently in Dr. Jensen’s Lab, for successfully defending Ph.D. thesis. Peyton passed his Ph.D. Defense, titled, “The Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Regulates Oxidative Metabolism in the Mouse Heart!”, on June 26, 2023, under the mentorship of Brian Jensen, M.D....

Graduate Students, Gabrielle B. Bais, Emily “Gracie” Clark, And Tiffany Riascos Admitted To University Of North Carolina (UNC) Integrative Vascular Biology (IVB) Training Program

Congratulations to Gabrielle B. Bais, a graduate student with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biology and a part of the Cell Biology and Physiology (CBP) curriculum, currently in Dr. Giudice’s Lab, Emily “Gracie” Clark, a graduate student with a Bachelor’s Degree (BC) and a part...

Graduate Student, Selin Altinok, Successfully Defends Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Thesis

Congratulations to Selin Altinok, a graduate student, whose main focus is spinocerebellar ataxia, Alzheimer’s research, and more specifically, stress granules, currently in Dr. Schisler’s Lab, for successfully defending Ph.D. thesis. Selin passed her Ph.D. Defense, based on her groundbreaking research, accomplished in the Schisler Lab, that sheds light on the...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Sophie Maiocchi, Ph.D., Accepts Offer From Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Congratulations to Sophie Maiocchi, Ph.D., a Leon and Bertha Golberg postdoctoral fellow in the Research Group of Edward Moreira Bahnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology; Center for Nanothechnology in Drug Delivery; McAllister Heart Institute, for accepting a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Biomedical...

The Polacheck Lab Publishes On The Development Of Patient Cell-Derived Matrix For Vascular Disease Modeling In Acta Biomaterialia

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 on the development of patient cell-derived matrix for vascular disease modeling in Acta Biomaterialia. For this manuscript, titled...

Janet Rubin, M.D. Selected For The Carolina Women’s Leadership Council’s Faculty-To-Junior Faculty Mentoring Award

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, for being selected for the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council’s Faculty-To-Junior Faculty Mentoring Award. Dr. Rubin receives this...