First annual field day competition
Last Friday, May 20, biophysics students planned and participated in a friendly field day competition. Students were grouped by cohort and a biophysics faculty joined each team. Games included centrifuge bottle bowling, serological pipette horseshoe, beaker flip, and a lab … Read more
New Student Talks
On May 19th, four Molecular and Cellular Biophysics trainees will give talks on a research project of choice from their first year rotations. The event is hosted by the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics to welcome new students to the … Read more
Nick Randolph awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Nick Randolph was recently awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Nick is a member of Brian Kuhlman’s lab and a student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology curriculum. Read the Biochemistry and Biophysics department news post for more details.
Jeff Bonin earns his PhD!
Jeff Bonin, a student in Dr. Andrew Lee‘s lab, successfully defended his dissertation on April 19, 2022. See the Biochemistry and Biophysics department news post for details about Jeff’s time at UNC and future plans.
Rhese Thompson earns his PhD!
Rhese Thompson, advised by Dr. Qi Zhang, successfully defended his dissertation on April 20th. See the Biochemistry and Biophysics department news post for details on Rhese’s time at UNC.
Uriel Jean Baptiste named IMSD Peer Mentor of the Month
Congratulations Uriel for being named IMSD’s peer mentor of the month! See UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics post for details. Uriel is a current 2nd year graduate student in the department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and is a member of the … Read more
Odessa Goudy named Rosetta Commons Outreach Fellow
Congratulations Odessa! UNC Biochemistry and Biophysics news post full article Excerpt: “This month we are excited to announce that Odessa Goudy, a graduate student in Brian Kuhlman’s lab, recently received a Rosetta Commons Outreach Fellowship! As a Rosetta Commons Fellow, Odessa attended … Read more
Welcome Rebecca Berlow to UNC
Rebecca Berlow will be joining the MCBP training program as a faculty member beginning in January 2022. Rebecca has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. View the BCBP news post for details. Welcome, … Read more
Brian Kuhlman receives mentorship award
Brian Kuhlman, co-director of the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics training program, received the Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring. This is awarded to select faculty members affiliated with the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program (BBSP) who demonstrate excellence in … Read more
Shannon Speer earns her PhD!
Shannon Speer defended her dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Gary Pielak on November 10th, 2020 and received her PhD. The title of her dissertation is “Protein Complex Stability in Living Cells.” Shannon received her B.S. in chemistry from Rhodes … Read more