News
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SOM Office of Graduate Education Recognizes Seven Faculty Members with Mentorship Awards
The Awards for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring went to Joyce Besheer, PhD, Sharon Campbell, PhD, Charles Perou, PhD, and Will Valdar, PhD. The Nova Awards for Mentoring went to Adriana Beltran, PhD, Jessica Bowser, PhD, and Natalie Stanley, PhD. Full article found here.
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Scherrer, Linnstaedt Earn NIH HEAL Initiative Honors
Gregory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, received a Director’s Award for Excellence in Research, and Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD, associate professor of anesthesiology, earned an honorable mention for the Director’s Trailblazer award. Full article found here.
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Novel Optical and fMRI Platform Identifies Brain Regions that Control Large-scale Brain Network
Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine, led by Ian Shih, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology and Associate Director of the Biomedical Research Imaging Center, revealed the role of the insular cortex in controlling the Default Mode Brain Network. Full article found here.
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Katie Baldwin receives a Junior Faculty Development Award from the UNC Provost
The Junior Faculty Development Awards are funded by IBM and R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. and are typically announced in the late fall. This award grants $10,000 to support scholarly pursuits over one calendar year. Full article found here.
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Michelle Itano, PhD Receives CZI Grant to Help Train the Next Generation of Imaging Scientists
Michelle Itano, PhD, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, is one of ten co-principal investigators that received a two year grant called “Curated Imaging Science Education for Learners and Trainers.” Full article found here.