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John S. Ikonomidis, M.D., Ph.D. And Adam Akerman, Ph.D. Publish In The Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS) And The Journal PLOS ONE

May 3, 2023
Congratulations to John S. Ikonomidis, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Adam Akerman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, for publishing articles, titled “Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells and their secreted extracellular vesicles in thoracic aortic aneurysm disease” and “A standardized...

Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., In Collaboration With Arthur P. Arnold, Ph.D., Publishes In The Journal Nature Cardiovascular Research

May 3, 2023
Congratulations to Frank L. Conlon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Genetics, in collaboration with Arthur P. Arnold, Ph.D., Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), for publishing article, titled “Sex-chromosome mechanisms in cardiac development and disease”, in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research. The work was...

Alumnae Graduate Student, Danielle Buglak, Publishes In eLife Magazine

April 7, 2023
Congratulations to Danielle Buglak, Ph.D., a Cell Biology and Physiology alumnae graduate student, formerly in the Bautch Lab, for publishing article, titled “Nuclear SUN1 stabilizes endothelial cell junctions via microtubules to regulate blood vessel formation”, in eLife magazine. The work is a beautiful study of how a nuclear-membrane localized protein...

Graduate Students, Emma Bouck And Dre Dobson, Successfully Defend Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Theses

April 7, 2023
Congratulations to Emma Bouck and Dre Dobson, both graduate students, currently in Dr. Wolbeg’s Lab, for successfully defending their Ph.D. theses. Dre is also an alumus of North Carolina A&T State University, studying genetic modifiers of fibrinogen expression and specializing in molecular biology tools and assays. This has been a...

Undergraduate Student, Ricardo Scheufen Tieghi, And Postdoctoral Fellow, Pauline Bougaran, Receive 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Award From National Institute Of Standards And Technology (NIST)

April 7, 2023
Congratulations to Ricardo Scheufen Tieghi, an undergraduate student, and his mentor, Dr. Pauline Bougaran, a postdoctoral fellow, both in Dr. Bautch’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2023 SURF award from NIST. This award provides funds to do research in the Bautch Lab on nuclear SUN proteins in vascular biology.

Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D. Presents And Moderates At The 2023 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet) Investigators Meeting

April 7, 2023
Congratulations to Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, for presenting and moderating at the 2023 NCI SeroNet Investigators Meeting. Dr. Schisler did a great job presenting and moderating on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) campus, featuring his work with SAS Software, Matthew Wolfgang, Ph.D., Associate Professor,...

Joan M. Taylor, Ph.D. Selected As Director Of Faculty Advancement For University Of North Carolina () School Of Medicine’s (SOM) Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development (FALD)

April 7, 2023
Congratulations to Joan M. Taylor, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Pathology, McAllister Heart Institute, for being selected to serve as the Director of Faculty Advancement for the SOM’s FALD. Dr. Taylor will develop and disseminate resources pertaining to Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT), serve...

Doctorate Of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Student, Mairead Heavey, Receives 2023 Feng Liu Award From The University Of North Carolina () Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Division Of Pharmacoengineering And Molecular Pharmaceutics (DPMP)

March 22, 2023
Congratulations to Mairead Heavey, a Ph.D. student, who received a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University at Buffalo, a member of Dr. Nguyen’s Lab, for recently receiving a 2023 Feng Liu Award from the Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s DPMP. This award is given to...

Lab Manager/Research Associate, Rebekah Sanchez-Hodge, Receives (SOM) Staff Professional Development Grant

March 8, 2023
Congratulations to Rebekah Sanchez-Hodge, Lab Manager/Research Associate in the Schisler Lab, for recently receiving a SOM staff professional development grant for Spring 2023. This pilot program grant provides funds to support the professional development of SOM staff members. Becky will also attend the Laboratory Animal Management Association’s (LAMA) 39th...

Jimena Giudice, Ph.D. Receives Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award From The National Science Foundation (NSF)

March 8, 2023
Congratulations to Jimena Giudice, Ph.D., a MHI member and Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, for the receipt of CAREER award from the NSF. The grant, titled, “Mechanotransduction, transcription, and alternative splicing in cell biology”, is a 5-year grant, starting April 1, 2023. CAREER is a foundation-wide activity...