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Dr. Kristen Funk weighs in on infection-linked demtia risk in Washington Post
October 18, 2024 Dr. Kristen Funk was recently consulted by the Washington Post for an article on current research into infection-linked dementia risk. Read the full article, including Dr. Funk’s quote here.
New DNA Repair Research May Influence Cancer Clinical Trials ‘For Years To Come’
September 16, 2024 On the road to future cancer treatments, Shan Yan. Ph.D., is blazing his own path. That was evident recently when – as published in Nature Communications – Yan and his research team at UNC Charlotte broke new ground in the functional understanding of the protein APE1 that jumpstarts human DNA damage repair. The findings […]
College of Science Students Win at Biomedical Sciences Symposium Poster Session
September 12, 2024 More than 30 research posters competed for prizes at the 2024 Biomedical Sciences Symposium, which took place on Sept. 9 at the Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City. Hosted by the Division of Research and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, participants included students from UNC Charlotte, the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) […]
Matt Parrow Alleviates Neighborhood Concerns Over ‘Blood’ Red Pond
When a subdivision in Union County grew increasingly concerned over a bright red storm water pond, a news station turned to the UNC Charlotte College of Science to get expert answers. Read the full story here.
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