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Otey promoted to Professor

December 3, 2010
October 2010 – Congratulations to Carol Otey on her promotion to the rank of full professor. Dr. Otey received her PhD in cell biology from UCLA. She then joined as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Keith Burridge in the Lineberger Cancer Center. Afterward, she spent five years...

Arjun Deb awarded Katz Basic Science Research Prize

November 18, 2010
November 2010 - Dr. Arjun Deb awarded the Louis N and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Prize for Young Investigators

News spreads about recent work in the Faber lab

October 8, 2010
September 2010 - The press release, news outlets and latest issue of Endeavors

Department receives high marks in NRC rankings of doctoral programs

October 1, 2010
28 September 2010 – The graduate program in cell and molecular physiology ranked well in the recent National Research Council assessment of research doctoral programs. Our program made a strong showing in several categories, including two overall rankings, and more specific assessments of research activity and of student services and...

Anderson departs for NIH; Otey appointed Interim Chair

September 8, 2010
August 2010 – Department Chair James M. Anderson, MD, PhD, has accepted a position with NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, as as the Director of the NIH Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI). Dr. Anderson has chaired the department since 2002, and has seen the department through change...

Molecular bandit keeps pain at bay

August 6, 2010
Mark Zylka and colleagues have identified an enzyme that blocks chronic pain by robbing a major pain pathway of a key ingredient. The enzyme could prevent lasting pain after surgery.

Faber lab publication selected for Faculty of 1000 Biology

July 12, 2010
June 2010 - Faber lab publication rated "exceptional" and "may well be the seminal paper in one of the most important mysteries in vascular biology."

McCormick awarded predoctoral fellowship from American Heart Association

June 30, 2010
June 2010 - McCormick's project "PECAM-1 regulation of eNOS activation" will be supported by a two-year fellowship.

Goicoechea awarded a University Cancer Research Fund grant

June 10, 2010
June 2010 – Research instructor Silvia Goicoechea, PhD, will receive a University Cancer Research Fund (UCRF) Core Facility Pilot Project Grant. The title of the proposal is “Establishment of an in vivo model of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma in mice to study the role of palladin in tumor growth.” Click here...

Otey lab publication on molecular markers in pancreatic cancer

May 12, 2010
May 2010 – The Otey lab and collaborators have published a paper in the online journal PloS One describing their recent discovery of palladin’s role in pancreatic cancer and its potential as a molecular marker for early detection. Research instructor Silvia Goicoechea, PhD, is first author. Local television station WRAL...