Our congratulations to Chris MacNevin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Hahn lab, who placed second for his research poster entitled “The small molecule based biosensor CaMbio reports calmodulin activation dynamics in cells and in vivo.” The 3rd Annual Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium Postdoctoral Research Poster Forum was held Friday, April 19 with 44 university postdoctoral … Read more
In the first application of this approach, the UNC researchers showed how a protein called Src kinase influences the way cells extend and move, a previously unknown role that is consistent with the protein’s ties to tumor progression and metastasis.
Karen Marcus, 10-Year Service Award Recipient Karen Marcus received her 10-Year Service Award honoring her 10 years with UNC from Mike Miley April 9. Our congratulations to Karen! Karen joined UNC in March 2003 in the Program for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (PMBB) at the Immunology Core Facility after taking 8 years off to … Read more
Wang lab members surprise Xinni Yuan with cake and a party to celebrate her 5-Year Service Award! Our congratulations to Xinni! Xinni received her 5-Year Service Award March 20, honoring her 5 years with UNC. Currently a Research Specialist in the Wang lab, Xinni joined the Department of Pharmacology in 2007 as a member … Read more
The Roth Lab in collaboration with Ray Stevens’ Lab at Scripps Research Institute had 2 papers published on Science’s advanced online publishing website, Science Express, March 21, 2013. The papers describe the structure of serotonin receptors and how the structure of the receptors shapes drug effects.
Marty Farrell, a member of the Roth lab, successfully defended his thesis February 27, 2013 and received his Ph.D. The title of his dissertation was “”Pharmacosynthetics and the Cell-Type Specific Control of Neuronal Signaling.”
The Pharmacology Department sponsored a military family through the Family Operation Homefront Program for the holidays. The family we sponsored was the Rogers family from Fayetteville, NC, a family of four with two young boys: Collin who is 8 years old, and Grant who is 12 years old. The Rogers family was very grateful for … Read more
Suzanne Minton successfully defended her thesis and became Dr. Minton January 15, 2013. Our congratulations to Suzanne for receiving her Ph.D.!
Canavan disease is an autosomal recessive degenerative neurological disorder caused by defective ASPA gene. ASPA is responsible for the production of the enzyme aspartoacylase, an enzyme essential for breaking down concentrated brain molecule N-acetyl aspartate. The lack of this breakdown interferes with growth of myelin sheath of the nerve fiber, and as a result, symptoms … Read more
A Wang Lab paper published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology has been highlighted in E! Science News, Science Daily and Santelog (France) online. “Dark matter made visible before the final cut Research findings from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine are shining a light on an important regulatory role performed by the … Read more
