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Genetics explains why some individuals never have COVID-19 symptoms
Have you ever wondered why some people never became sick from COVID-19? A study published today in Nature shows that common genetic variation among people is responsible for mediating SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection. The results indicate that individuals having this variant never feel sick once infected. This exciting discovery was a result of a U.S.-Australia collaborative […]
Finding a cure for cancer, one DNA damage pathway at a time
Shan Yan and his research group at UNC Charlotte conduct basic research to scout next targets in the battle against cancer. This year, around 64,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of just 12%. That means in 2023 alone, around 50,000 Americans will die from the disease. One […]
Sydney Birch NSF Research
My research will investigate how changes in microbial communities influence larval settlement decisions that ultimately determine population structure and impact community dynamics in benthic marine communities. I will examine the economically costly biofouling marine cnidarian Ectopleura crocea and its actinula larva. To do this, I will take an integrative approach that combines population genetics, larval […]
Dr. Shan Yan – 2022 Outstanding Data Science Faculty Research Award
Congratulations to Dr. Shan Yan on the 2022 Outstanding Data Science Faculty Research Award! Each year, SDS awards an SDS faculty member for their significant achievements in data science research. As this year’s winner, Dr. Yan will receive a plaque acknowledging his outstanding research contribution and a $2,000 research award that can be used to […]
Megan Mitchum named a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Congratulations to Megan Mitchum Ph.D. student working with Dr. Andrew Truman. She has been named a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellow. To add to her accomplishments, Megan also received Honorable Mention from the 2023 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship selection committee.
Nontraditional Student Megan Mitchem Is Changing the Face of Research
A first-generation, divorced college student, Mitchem — who was an adult when she met her first scientist — believes it’s important to be visible as a woman in science. Seeing Science
Research program coming to UNC Charlotte could help prevent world’s next pandemic
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – A new high-tech research program is coming to the campus of UNC Charlotte. Three years ago, the topic of health and medicinal research probably wouldn’t have drawn your attention. But now, after COVID, we’re all interested because no one wants to be surprised by an outbreak again. Research program coming to […]
Seven questions to get to know Charlotte’s new interim associate provost and dean of the Graduate School
Pinku Mukherjee, a leader transforming how cancer is diagnosed & treated, joins the Graduate School. Pinku Mukherjee, the Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor for Cancer Research and previously the associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, officially joined the Graduate School on Tuesday, Jan. 3 as the interim […]
Storm Water Services Volunteers of the Year – The UNC Charlotte Trash Taggers
The UNC Charlotte Trash Taggers led by Professor Andrew Goff have been a part of the Adopt-A-Stream program since 2018. Andrew and several dedicated students have pulled out about 9,300 pounds of trash just over the past year from all over the City of Charlotte! Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Monthly Volunteer Newsletter
Antibody invented at Charlotte shows promise for pancreatic cancer treatment
An antibody that was invented at UNC Charlotte could be used to curb pancreatic cancer relapse and metastasis, a new UNC Charlotte study has found. Pancreatic cancer is the 10th most common type of cancer, but it is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Each November, Pancreatic […]