Mark Kowalewski earned his PhD! March 31, 2025 Mark Kowalewski successfully defended his dissertation entitled “Mucin degrading glycoside hydrolases in the gut microbiome” on March 31, 2025, under the direction of Dr. Matthew Redinbo.
Ike Emerson earned his PhD! March 29, 2025 Dr. Ike Emerson successfully defended his thesis, titled "Post-transcriptional mechanisms regulate cardiac sex differences," on March 28, 2025, under the direction of Dr. Frank Conlon.
Congrats to Edgar Faison who earned his PhD! March 21, 2025 Edgar Faison under the direction of Dr. Qi Zhang successfully defended her dissertation on March 20, 2025, and received his PhD! Program: Biochemistry and Biophysics. The title of his dissertation was “Chemical Visualization of Transient Conformational Processes in RNA”
Congrats to Brandy Curtis who earned her PhD! March 13, 2025 Brandy Curtis under the direction of Dr. Amy Galdfelter successfully defended her dissertation on March 12, 2025 and received her PhD!
Phu Nguyen Receives Outstanding Presentation Award at Prestigious Symposium March 3, 2025 Phu Nguyen, an undergrad in the Strahl Lab, has recently added another accolade to his name by winning the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium held at Rice University. His success is a testament to his dedication and the exceptional mentorship provided by Dr. Abid Khan...
Biochemistry and Biophysics department hosts poster session February 27, 2025 Our poster session featured over 20 of our trainees and was held on the afternoon of Feburary 26, 2025 in the Genetics Medicine Lobby.
Innovate Carolina Announces Brian Kuhlman as a 2025 NAI Senior Member! February 27, 2025 Achievement recognizes outstanding faculty for their contributions to research, innovation, and real-world impact. Innovate Carolina announced three University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (-CH) faculty members named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This prestigious distinction recognizes faculty, scientists, and administrators who have demonstrated success in...
Ike Emerson was featured on a podcast February 26, 2025 Ike Emerson and Dr. Frank Conlon were featured on a podcast about his research published in Circulation Research. Episode 69 of Discover CircRes. The Episode includes a discussion about their recent study, X Chromosome-Linked MicroRNAs Regulate Sex Differences in Cardiac Physiology.