UNC Biological & Biomedical Sciences Program

03/16/2014

http://ncdnaday.org/

North Carolina DNA Day is an annual event where scientists from NC’s leading research universities and institutions visit over 100 high schools statewide to present interactive, hands-on lessons about genetics, genomics, and biotechnology, which reinforce the North Carolina Standard Course of Study....

03/13/2014

UNC School of Medicine graduate student Stephani Page uses Twitter to engage an online community of scientists.

03/13/2014

We had our last interview weekend a few days ago, and admissions committees are just now finalizing their selections. We anticipate status updates to go out sometime next week.

03/13/2014

This month's focus is on the ever-popular mode of entertainment enjoyed throughout the centuries: the theater. Keith Burridge, a Kenan Professor of Cell Biol...

03/06/2014

http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2014/march/inside-the-inflammasome?utm_source=vs-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10

When we fight an infection -- any invader -- our bodies conjure inflammatory responses, immune responses. But inside some individual cells, a similar reaction happens. Beth Knight, PhD, found out what transpires inside such cells involved in a kind of brain cancer called medulloblastoma and what rol...

02/20/2014

http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2014/february/kizzy-goes-to-sri-lanka

02/17/2014

http://www.unc.edu/spotlight/unc-perfect-place-to-study-sticky-subject/

Sam Lai, assistant professor in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy, researches how antibodies in mucosal linings can bolster the body’s defense against diseases.UNC ‘perfect place’ to study sticky subjectMucus might not be the most attractive thing to study, but it’s what attracted Sam Lai to Carolina....

02/16/2014

TIBBS' 2014 Career Blitz! http://tibbs.unc.edu/2014-career-blitz/

2014 Career BlitzPosted: 02 04, 2014The 2014 TIBBS Career Blitz is coming up on March 5, 2014 from 2:30 – 5:00 in the Genetic Medicine Building.Click Here for Career Blitz ScheduleRead the career profiles posted below to learn about the visiting scientists and their careers. Register here: http://ti...

02/13/2014

Brian Petersen (Neurobiology Curriculum, works primarily in the Dohlman lab - but also with the Elston Lab for a computational perspective. "They're both yeast labs which makes me the worlds leading (and only) yeast neurobiologist." )
How does your lab have fun?
“The Dohlman Lab works with a yeast model so some brew beer and others bake bread. I spend my time outside the lab with my wife and kids, riding motorcycles, and building strange contraptions.”

02/13/2014

Our weather this week is a little more "exciting" than usual, and flight cancellations all up and down the eastern half of the country disrupted our plans for interview weekend #4. We're rescheduling those applicants as soon as we can, and the snow should all be melted by the weekend.

02/11/2014

"Tickling Worms: Surprises from Basic Research” http://www.med.unc.edu/smithies-nobel-symposium

4th Annual Oliver Smithies Nobel Symposium InfoThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine is honored to welcome 2008 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Dr. Martin Chalfie, Ph.D., Professor of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, as the keynote speaker for the 4th Annual Oli...

02/08/2014

http://www.krispykremechallenge.com/
2400 calories, 12 doughnuts, 5 miles, 1 hour. The mantra of the Krispy Kreme Challenge epitomizes the test of physical fitness and gastrointestinal fortitude. All joking aside, there's no shortage of outdoor activities in and around Chapel Hill, including lots of races.

The 10th Annual Krispy Kreme Challenge will be February 8, 2014 at 8:30 AM. Register for your spot today! All proceeds from the Krispy Kreme Challenge are donated to the NC Children's Hospital. Read more