Dr. Kang-Ling Liao, a postdoctoral research associate in Alan Jones’ and Tim Elston’s labs, discovered a “Shadow detector” and published the work in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. This shadow detector, comprised of a number of G-protein signaling molecules, is used by plants to control photosynthetic efficiency. The problem of detecting changes in signals in … Read more
UNC scientists expand the use of light to control protein activity in cells. Klaus Hahn and Nikolay Dokholyan have published a paper in Science, detailing how they use light- or ligand-sensitive domains to modulate the structural disorder of diverse proteins, thereby generating robust allosteric switches. The title of the paper is “Engineering extrinsic disorder to control protein activity in living cells.”
Marissa Cann receiving the Pharmacology Scholar Award from Dr. Henrik Dohlman. John McCorvy receiving the Postdoc Excellence Award from Dr. Henrik Dohman. Congratulations to Marissa Cann, a graduate student in the Lawrence Lab, and John McCorvy, a postdoc in the Roth Lab, for receiving Pharmacology awards at the Pharmacology annual award ceremony and holiday … Read more
J. Peyton Bohnsack receives the Thomas Collum Butler Award from Henrik Dohlman Congratulations to J.Peyton Bohnsack, a graduate student in the Morrow Lab, who received the Thomas Collum Butler Award at the Pharmacology annual award ceremony and holiday celebration at the Kenan Center on December 8, 2016! Peyton’s work in the Morrow Lab focuses on … Read more
Dr. Eric Zimmerman, an alumnus of the Pharmacology Graduate Program and former member of the Graves Lab, spoke at a Lab to LIfe Seminar about his current position and the path that led him to it on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016. Dr. Zimmerman received his PhD from the Department of Pharmacology at UNC-Chapel Hill in … Read more
Matt Goulet, a Specialist in Clinical Pharmacology and Project Management at Nuventra Pharma Sciences, gave a From Lab to Life Seminar on November 16, 2016. He talked about where he works now and how he got to that position from graduate school. He also talked about how to successfully network and stand out positively when … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Mihai Azoitei, a postdoctoral fellow in the Hahn lab, for being the recipient of UNC’s 2016 Postdoctoral Scholar Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduates! Counting current students, Mihai has mentored five undergraduates in his three years at UNC. They have been involved in all types of research, such as: computational modeling, molecular … Read more
Dr. Meagan Ryan stands with her mentors, Adrienne Cox and Channing Der Congratulations to the Dr. Meagan Ryan, for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis on October 26, 2016! Meagan has been a graduate student in both Channing Der’s and Adrienne Cox’s labs. Title of her thesis: “Targeting the ERK MAPK Pathway in RAS-driven cancers.” … Read more
Pharmacology graduate student, Megan Agajanian wins first place in UNC LIneberger Annual Scientific Retreat poster competition.
Dr. Adrienne Cox, Dr. Nicole Baker and Dr. Channing Der Nicole Baker, a graduate student in Channing Der’s lab, successfully defended her PhD September 20, 2016. Congratulations, Nicole! Her thesis title was “Evaluating the therapeutic potential of the PAK1 AND TBK1 Kinases in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.” I’m very involved in science communication and would … Read more
