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Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan earned her Ph.D!
May 6, 2024Thanh Thanh Nguyen Phan successfully defended her dissertation titled, “Design, characterization and immunogenicity of soluble Envelope proteins from Dengue viruses as subunit vaccines” on March 29, 2024, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics under the direction of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.
Xavier Bonner earns his Ph.D!
May 6, 2024Xavier Bonner under the direction of Dr. Ronald Swanstrom successfully defended his dissertation “Determining Genotypic and Phenotypic Factors Influencing Macrophage Tropism in the HIV-1 Envelope Protein” on March 15, 2024 and received his PhD!
Lauren Hutchinson receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
April 27, 2024The prestigious and competitive fellowship program recognizes outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions.
MCBP faculty Abigail Knight receives Sloan Fellowship
March 1, 2024A total of 126 early-career researchers were awarded the fellowships, given to extraordinary U.S. and Canadian scientists whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders. The new fellows, who were nominated by their peers, are drawn from a diverse range of 53 institutions across seven academic fields.
Hahn Awarded CZI Grant to Monitor, Manipulate Proteins Important in Nervous System Function, Neurological Disease
February 29, 2024Klaus Hahn, PhD, the Ronald G. Thurman Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be co-leading a project titled, “Research Triangle: Revealing the Hidden Topologies of the Human Kinome” with Scott Soderling, PhD, a cell biologist at Duke University and Albert Keung, PhD, a chemical and biomolecular engineer at North Carolina State University.
Legant Lab paper makes the cover of Nature Methods
February 21, 2024Pharmacology’s Wesley Legant, PhD, and Department of Biomedical Engineering’s, Yu Shi, PhD, latest paper, “Smart Lattice Light-Sheet Microscopy for Imaging Rare and Complete Cellular Events” was featured on the cover of Nature Methods.
Darex J. Vera Rodriguez named Venture Catalyst Program Fellow
January 11, 2024The Venture Catalyst Program (VCP) is a dynamic training ground for those interested to immerse themselves in the world of academic technology transfer and commercialization. This program bridges the gap between academic discoveries and practical business acumen. The initiative facilitates the relationship between UNC-affiliated startups and entrepreneurial fellows, offering unique experiential learning, educational foundation, and ecosystem networking.
Amelia McCue receives the Dianne Harris Leadership Award
January 6, 2024Amelia McCue is the recipient of the Diane Harris Leadership Award in the Biochemistry and Biophysics Department.
Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program Enjoys a Day of Fun at Page Farms Fall Social
October 31, 2023This past Sunday, the students of the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics PhD program embarked on a memorable adventure at Page Farms, a cherished fourth-generation family farm. The fall social event, organized by our dedicated student leaders, Tomiris Mulikova and Nate Smyers, brought together our academic community for a day filled with fun, laughter, and the spirit of the season.
Gary Pielak named 2024 Fellow of the Biophysical Society
September 12, 2023The Society’s Fellows Committee has named Dr. Gary Pielak a 2024 Fellow of the Biophysical Society for his scholarly and extensive biophysical studies on protein structure and dynamics, both in vitro and inside cells, with a particular emphasis on crowding. The recognition ceremony will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society, February 10-14, 2024. Dr. Pielak, along with the other six Fellows in the 2024 class, are distinguished Society members who have demonstrated excellence in science … Read more