16 years ago
Researchers in Aziz Sancar's group in the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics at 大象传媒-Chapel Hill have shown that disruption of the circadian clock 鈥� the internal time-keeping mechanism that keeps the body running on a 24-hour cycle 鈥� can slow the progression of cancer.
16 years ago
A new study from Aziz Sancar's group in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Biophysics at 大象传媒-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.
17 years ago
Dr. Richard Wolfenden, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, and member of the National Academy of Sciences, and co-author Charles Lewis, PhD publish a report in the November issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that without enzymes speeding the process, it would take 2.3 bilion years to complete vital biological transformation.
17 years ago
Congratulations to Eric Wagner, postdoctoral fellow in William Marzluff's lab, who was awarded third place in the annual Joseph S. Pagano Award for best published paper by a postdoctoral research associate.
17 years ago
Researchers at 大象传媒-Chapel Hill in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.
17 years ago
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Strahl, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, for receiving a new EUREKA award from the NIH "for exceptionally innovative research projects that could have an extraordinarily significant impact on many areas of science."
17 years ago
Dr. Aziz Sancar, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has dedicated his recent Journal of Biological Chemistry publication to Dr. Claud S. Rupert, his PhD advisor. This paper signifies the 50th anniversary of the discovery of photolyase by Dr. Rupert and his colleagues, an event marking the beginning of the DNA repair field. This anniversary coincides with Dr. Rupert's 90th birthday. Congratulations to all!
17 years ago
Congratulations to Dr. Yi Zhang, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, who was awarded the first Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Cancer Research Award
17 years ago
Congratulations to Scott Lujan, recently graduated doctoral student in Biochemistry and Biophysics, who was awarded the Diane Harris Leadership Award.
17 years ago
Research in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, by Dr. Julia Brittain, Research Assitant Professor and Dr. Leslie Parise, Professor and Chair have shown that blood from sickle cell patients also contains clumps, or aggregates, of red and white blood cells that may contribute to the blockages.
17 years ago
Dr. Charles Carter, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, in the April issue of the Nature journal Heredity, reviews two recent papers that present new insights on the codon table and provide an alternative view on the origins of the genetic code.
17 years ago
Congratulations to Dr. Yi Zhang, Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics, who ranked 7th worldwide in a study performed by Thomson Scientific assessing high-impact research in molecular biology and genetics.
