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Jeff Bonin earns his PhD!
May 2, 2022Jeff 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!
May 2, 2022Rhese 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.
Cathy Spangler earns her PhD!
February 7, 2022Cathy Spangler successfully defended her dissertation titled “Exploring the Mechanistic Basis of Nucleosome Interactions” on January 27th, 2022 under the direction of Dr. Robert McGinty. Cathy received a double B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016. During this time, she began her scientific research career in the lab of Dr. Nikolay Dokholyan, where she worked on the development of novel organophosphate protein bioscavengers and investigated the … Read more
Uriel Jean Baptiste named IMSD Peer Mentor of the Month
February 2, 2022Congratulations 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 MCBP program. Uriel works in the Neher lab.
Odessa Goudy named Rosetta Commons Outreach Fellow
November 15, 2021Congratulations 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 the 2021 SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference and the virtual 2021 11th Annual oSTEM Conference11th Annual oSTEM Conference. She participated in the virtual booth and poster sessions to help Rosetta Commons attract talented young scientists … Read more
Maple View Farm Social
October 20, 2021Thanks to our student leaders, Derek and Max, for planning a fall ice cream social at Maple View Farm! News post on BCBP website
Welcome Rebecca Berlow to UNC
August 27, 2021Rebecca 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, Rebecca to the UNC Molecular and Cellular Biophysics community! LinkedIn post
Brian Kuhlman receives mentorship award
December 15, 2020Brian 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 mentoring graduate students. Read the School of Medicine’s article about award recipients. Congratulations, Brian! LinkedIn post
Shannon Speer earns her PhD!
November 12, 2020Shannon 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 College in Memphis, TN in 2016. She began her research career in Dr. Gary Bowlin’s lab at University of Memphis where she worked on the development of manuka honey/alginate coverings for bard meshes after bariatric … Read more
Justin Rectenwald earns his PhD
November 11, 2020Justin Rectenwald earned his PhD after the successful defense of his dissertation titled “TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR INHIBITOR DISCOVERY OF CHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEINS LINKED TO LYSINE METHYLATION.” Read about it in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department news post! UNC BCBP news article LinkedIn post