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Melissa Hatley represents Charlotte at Graduate Education Day in Raleigh
On May 20, 2025, two UNC Charlotte graduate students, Lauren Hultquist, a master’s student in Psychology, and Melissa Hatley, a Ph.D. student in Biology, proudly represented Charlotte at Graduate Education Day in Raleigh. As North Carolina natives, they met with ten state policymakers to champion the cause of graduate researchers statewide. Hultquist showcased her vital work […]

Biological Sciences faculty honored for pancreatic cancer therapeutic research
Pinku Mukherjee, the Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research, and team member Ru Zhou, research associate professor in biological sciences, are developing a novel T-cell engager derived from a patented monoclonal antibody against a tumor-specific protein that is present on 85% of solid tumors. This T-cell engager, which directs the body’s own T cells […]

Biological Sciences faculty honored in the Million Dollar Research Circle Class of 2025
Congratulations to faculty in Biological Sciences honored in the Million Dollar Research Circle Class of 2025. Chancellor Gaber hosted a reception recognizing faculty for their extraordinary external research dollars brought to the university. Honorees in Biological Sciences include Danillo Augusto, Kristen Kunk Johnson, Ian Marriott, Bao-Hua Song, Andrew Truman, Patricija van Oosten-Hawle, and Shan Yan. Additionally Danillo […]

Congrats to DBS award winners at the 2025 Graduate Research Symposium!
The 24th annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) was held in the Student Union at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Friday April 11th, 2025. Congratulations to the organizers and presenters including many of our graduate students. Kudos to our graduate students recognized during the 24th annual Graduate Research Symposium for their Oral presentations in the two Health and Science Graduate Research tracks: […]

Inaugural 2025 Carolina Symposium on Genome Integrity and Chromatin Regulation
We are pleased to announce the Inaugural 2025 Carolina Symposium on Genome Integrity and Chromatin Regulation, which will take place at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. This one-day symposium will bring together 100–150 researchers from North Carolina and South Carolina, highlighting cutting-edge advances in genome integrity and chromatin […]

Emmy Award for “Science of Spiders”
Congratulations to Whitney Wilson and Harrison Hieb from UNC Charlotte’s Office of University Marketing and Communications for winning an Emmy Award in the Technology Category for the video “ The Science of Spiders,” from the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Dr. Andrew Truman is recipient of the 2024 Outstanding Biological Sciences Faculty Research Award
The annual outstanding biological sciences faculty research award is aimed to recognize significant achievements of faculty members in the Department of Biological Sciences. The winner of this award will receive an award plaque and one-time $2,000 research stipend. Dr. Andrew Truman is selected by the Departmental Research Committee as the recipient of the 2024 Outstanding […]

Ashley Choi Found Her Collaborative Community at Charlotte
On December 13, Ashley Choi will graduate from the Klein College of Science with a bachelor’s of science, majoring in biology and minoring in biotechnology. She hopes to take the culture of collaboration she found on Charlotte’s campus with her as she diversifies her lab experience as a research technician before continuing her education. “I love Charlotte […]

The Price is Right for Madison Riley
December 5, 2024 UNC Charlotte’s Madison Riley, a junior biology major on the pre-med track, walked away with luggage and a trip to Key West on the Oct. 7 episode of “The Price is Right.” She shares what the experience was like.

Truman Lab awarded new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health
December 4, 2024 The Klein College of Science’s Truman Lab has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). From 2024 to 2028, the new grant will provide $1,278,920 for the project “Understanding the role of Hsp70 chaperone code in proteostasis,” adding to […]