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
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
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.
“Follow-Up After Gene Therapy for Canavan Disease.” Leone et al., Science Translational Medicine Vol. 4, Issue 165, p. 165ra163, 2012. DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003454. doi:10.1038/nsmb.2377.
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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.
