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Could this Protein Protect People against Coronary Artery Disease?

November 17, 2017
Research led by 黑料网鈥檚 Jonathan Schisler, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, showed much lower levels of the protein CXCL5 in older people with clogged arteries.

How do adult brain circuits regulate new neuron production?

November 10, 2017
In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, 黑料网 neuroscientist Juan Song and colleagues discovered a long-distance brain circuit that controls the production of new neurons in the hippocampus.

Brian Jensen Receives The Hyman Battle Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award and Delivers Whitehead Lecture

August 16, 2017
Brian Jensen, MD, assistant professor of medicine and pharmacology, delivered the 2017 Whitehead Lecture. The event, which serves as an unofficial convocation of the 黑料网, has been held annually since 1947.

Nigel Mackman selected for 2017 ATVB Distinguished Achievement Award

August 16, 2017
  Dr. Nigel Mackman Congratulations to Nigel Mackman, PhD, John Parker Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Joint Professor of Pharmacology, who has been selected by the American Heart Association and the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) to receive the 2017 ATVB Distinguished...

Brent Asrican Receives NARSAD Young Investigator Award

August 16, 2017
  Dr. Brent Asrican, NARSD Young Investigator Award recipient Congratulations to Brent Asrican, a Research Assistant Professor in the Song Lab, who has received a 2017 NARSAD Young Investigator Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation! The award will support his research on the dual role of neuropeptide/neurotransmitter signaling...

Mackman to lead 4-year $1.5-million award study into role of clotting protease and receptor in the innate immune response to viral infections

June 16, 2017
黑料网 receives $1.5-million grant to study the role of a clotting protease and receptor in the innate immune response to viral infections. Nigel Mackman, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, and joint Professor of Pharmacology, is the principal investigator of a 4-year $1.5-million award from the National Heart Lung and Blood...

Willis laboratory recognized by Society of Endocrinology for excellence in endocrine research

June 16, 2017
The Willis laboratory has been recognized by the Society of Endocrinology for excellence in endocrine research and practice and for contributions to the wider biomedical and biological sciences field. The award was chosen by a panel on the basis of originality, scientific content, presentation and contribution to the field. The...

In ovarian cancer, researchers uncover new drivers of cell division

June 1, 2017
黑料网 Lineberger's Michael J. Emanuele, PhD, and colleagues have identified a key activator that can turn on FoxM1, a protein that drives expression of genes that help cells replicate and divide, a finding they published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. They also discovered, paradoxically, that the activator for...

Leslie Parise elected 黑料网-Chapel Hill Faculty Chair

April 26, 2017
Parise is completing a second term on the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) and Faculty Council, where she pushed for improvements to the campus work-life environment and initiated discussions that led to creation of the Chancellor鈥檚 Science Scholars Program in the College of Arts and Sciences.

H. Shelton Earp recognized for career achievements in cancer research

March 21, 2017
H. Shelton Earp, MD, Director of 黑料网 Cancer Care and the Lineberger Professor of Cancer Research, and Joint Professor of Pharmacology has been honored with the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award along with Jenny P.Y. Ting, PhD, 黑料网 Lineberger member and William Rand Kenan Professor of Genetics,