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Wang Lab paper highlighted in Science Daily, E!Science News and Santelog

January 22, 2013

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

Science Writers Visit the Hahn Lab

January 14, 2013

33 Science writers for various scientific journals from around the country visited the Hahn Lab October 26, 2012 for a demonstration of live cell imaging.

Bryan Roth Interviewed for Bloomberg TV and Nobel Prize Website

January 14, 2013

Blakeway Productions filmed an interview with Dr. Bryan Roth for Bloomberg TV to be aired the week the Nobel Prizes are awarded in December. The interview will also be available on the Nobel Prize website. Filming of the interview took place in the Roth Labs at UNC on November 6, 2012. Watch the video on … Read more

Jobin Lab publishes paper in Science

December 14, 2012

The Jobin lab has published a paper in the October 2012 issue of Science titled” Intestinal inflammation targets cancer-inducing activity of the microbiota” in which they identify the intestinal microbiota as a target of inflammation that affects the progression of colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CRC). First author on the paper is Janelle Arthur, a postdoctoral fellow in the Jobin lab.

Wang Lab Publishes Paper in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

September 19, 2012

The Wang Lab had a paper published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology September 16, 2012 titled, “Intronic splicing enhancers, cognate splicing factors and context-dependent regulation rules.” Yang Wang, Research Assistant Professor in the Wang lab, is first author on paper. Along with Zefeng Wang, co-authors are Meng Ma, from UNC and Xinshu Xiao at … Read more

Dr. Zefeng Wang wins Jefferson Pilot Award

September 19, 2012

Dr. Zefeng Wang, Assistant Professor in Pharmacology, has received a Jefferson Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine. Dr. Wang will receive $20,000 to be paid over a four-year period in equal installments of $5,000 per year. The award is to be used at the discretion of the recipient for support of his/her scholarly endeavors. The research … Read more

Department bids farewell to Pilar Blancafort

September 11, 2012

The Pharmacology department held a goodbye party for Associate Professor Pilar Blancafort, who will be moving on to a new position in the School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia in Crawley, Australia.

Department says farewell to David Siderovski

July 2, 2012

The department says farewell to Dr. David Siderovski, who is moving on to become the Chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at West Virginia University.

Gary Johnson’s protein activation test highlighted on WRAL News

June 6, 2012

Dr. Gary Johnson WRAL News ran a news report on their Health & Life website highlighting a new testing method at UNC that makes breast cancer treatment more efficient. The test, developed by Dr. Gary Johnson and his laboratory at UNC’s Department of Pharmacology, reveals protein activation in breast cancer tumors and may predict drug … Read more