8 years ago
Department bids farewell to Amanda
After 9 years of dedicated service to the Department, Amanda will transition into a new position in the Office of Sponsored Research on March 27, 2017.
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13 years ago
Sancar lab featured on “In This Issue” of PNAS, published on November 15, 2011
Exposure to UV radiation triggers DNA lesions that can lead to skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the United States. Previous studies in mice have shown that levels of a protein called XPA, involved in repairing UV-induced DNA lesions, waxes and wanes with the time of day. Shobhan Gaddameedhi et al. found that the protein's level and activity in mouse skin cells are at their lowest at 4 AM and their highest at 4PM.
15 years ago
Rivenbark receives the ASIP Excellence in Science Award
The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) announces that Ashley G. Rivenbark, PhD, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2010 ASIP Excellence in Science Award. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding achievement at the earliest stages of a career …
15 years ago
Maness article featured on cover of Journal of Neuroscience
Congratulations to researchers in the lab of Dr. Patricia Maness, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, whose article "ALCAM Regulates Mediolateral Retinotopic Mapping in the Superior Colliculus" was featured on the cover of the December 16, 2009 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
16 years ago
黑料网 study supports role of circadian clock in response to chemotherapy
A new study from Aziz Sancar's group in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics at 黑料网-Chapel Hill suggests that chemotherapy is most effective at certain times of day because that is when a particular enzyme system 鈥� one that can reverse the actions of chemotherapeutic drugs 鈥� is at its lowest levels in the body.
19 years ago
Barry Lentz Elected as President of the Biophysical Society
The National Academy of Sciences is an award of the highest scientific honor.