Sunday, June 27, 2010 — In a paper published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, UNC’s Klaus M. Hahn, PhD, describes a new technique called engineered allosteric regulation, which provides a new tool for scientists who study the interactions of proteins within living cells.
We extend a warm welcome to the Carolina Summer Fellows who arrived in May to start work on summer research projects with the Department of Pharmacology. The five fellows attended a faculty seminar on June 8, 2010, at which this photo was taken. Photo left to right: Edina Wang (Andrea Neely Lab) Susie Choi (Rob … Read more
Eric Zimmerman (far right) receiving his first place award in the ASPET competition in Anaheim, CA. Eric Zimmerman, a Ph.D. candidate in the Graves Lab, took first place in the annual ASPET (American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics) Best Abstract Competition for the Molecular Pharmacology Division. The title of his poster was “miR181b regulates … Read more
Mark Cronan, a member of the Johnson Lab and a graduate student in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department successfully defended his thesis and received his Ph.D. on May 25, 2010.
Brady DC, Alan JK, Madigan JP, Fanning AS, Cox AD. The transforming Rho family GTPase Wrch-1 disrupts epithelial cell tight junctions and epithelial morphogenesis. Mol Cell Biol. 29:1035-1049, 2009. González-Pérez V, Reiner DJ, Alan JK, Mitchell C, Edwards LJ, Khazak V, Der CJ, and Cox AD. Genetic and functional characterization of putative Ras/Raf interaction inhibitors … Read more
Tiffany Ricks, Tanya Zand and Jamie Alan received their PhD’s May 8, 2010. Four graduate students received their PhD’s at Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 9, 2010. They are Jamie Alan, Randal Hand, Tiffany Ricks and Tanya Zand. Graduates also attended a Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, May 8. Jamie Alan has taken a position as … Read more
Paper reexamining glial function published in Science and highlighted in Nature. Cendra Agulhon is first author.
Nicole Vincent Jordan receives the Thomas Collum Butler Award 2009 from Dr. Lee Graves March 5, 2010. Nicole Vincent Jordan, a member of the Johnson Lab, received the Thomas Collum Butler Award March 5, 2010 at the postdoc/graduate student seminar held that day. Nicole received a check for $1000 and a one-year fellowship. The Thomas … Read more
Leanna Gentry and Lauren Burianek after their presentations Lauren Burianek, who was studying under Dr. Ken Harden, and Leanna Gentry, who was studying under Dr. Gary Johnson presented their summer research projects on July 29, 2009. The title of Lauren Burianek’s research project was “PLCg2 augments RhoG-promoted inositol lipid hydrolysis.” She is a B.S. student … Read more
Adam Kimple was awarded a $5000 Lineberger Fellowship in July 2009 in support of his research to: Determine if RGS14 can assemble a complex of Ras, Raf, MEK, and ERK to modulate p-ERK signaling Identify small molecules that will target the specific domains within RGS12 and RGS14 as a novel therapeutic approach to cancer therapeutics. … Read more
