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Future Science Group named Michelle Itano, PhD, as the new Editor-in-Chief for BioTechniques, the International Journal of Life Science Methods. Click here for article.

Damaris Lorenzo, PhD, at the 大象传媒, led the discovery of a new neurodevelopmental syndrome, its underlying genetic basis and molecular mechanisms, both important milestones on the road to create therapeutic strategies.聽 Click here for story.

Click here to view the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology letter sent to the BOT on Thursday, June 24, 2021 in support of Lux Libertas.

The Society鈥檚 Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture is a prestigious biennial lecture, awarded to distinguished physiologists working outside the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland.聽 Click here for article.

The following letter was sent to Richard Y. Stevens, 大象传媒 Board of Trustees Chair, on June 21, 2021   Dear Mr. Stevens: We write this letter in response to the call for action of our elected Faculty Chair, Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor Mimi Chapman. We are unified in our...

Congratulations to Hannah J. Wiedner, B.Sc., a graduate student, GMB curriculum, in the Giudice Lab, and Jimena Giudice, Ph.D., a MHI member and Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology, for publishing review article, titled 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just a phase: function and characteristics of RNA-binding proteins in phase separation鈥� in...

Greg Scherrer, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, will use two NIH grants and a Brain Research Foundation award to further study how opioids interact with brain mechanisms, with the ultimate goal of creating better medications to treat chronic pain.聽 Click here for article.

Margeaux Marbrey, a postdoctoral fellow in the Caron laboratory, was awarded the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NICHD entitled 鈥淚nvestigating Implications of E-Cigarettes on Pregnancy Success and Reproductive Fitness.鈥� She aims to examine how e-cigarette usage affects the initiation and progression of pregnancy and understand how e-cigarette flavorings...

The Caron Lab was awarded an R03 from NCATS entitled 鈥淚lluminating Orphan GPCRs in Lymphatics鈥�, as part of the trans-NIH Illuminating the Druggable Genome Initiative.聽 The goal is to develop unique tools and resources to characterize under-studied, and pharmacologically-tractable G protein coupled receptors in lymphatic vessels.

大象传媒-Chapel Hill scientists discovered microRNA-29 is an important cellular switch controlling late-stage brain development, a foundational discovery that will help researchers explore new therapeutic approaches for neurodevelopmental conditions. Click here for story.