Repost from the Office of Research and Engagement Scientists from UNC Greensboro have a new publication in the prestigious journal Gut on the role of the ATF4 gene in alcoholic liver disease. The ATF4 gene is activated in mice liver cells in response to chronic alcohol exposure. In their new … Continued
Dr. Wei Zhong received an R21 grant from The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for the project titled “DUOX2 dysfunction in alcohol-induced host-microbiota dyshomeostasis.” Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, FAD-approved therapies are currently not available. … Continued
Repost from UNCG Now UNC Greensboro’s Dr. Qibin Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and co-director for the Center for Translational Biomedical Research, has been awarded $496,303 to study biomarkers of cardiovascular complications in Type 1 diabetes. This is the first-ever grant awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) in Guilford … Continued
Repost from UNCG Chemistry & Biochemistry News & Events Congratulations to UNCG Chemistry & Biochemistry PhD student Rodell Barrientos for receiving the highly competitive American Society of Mass Spectrometry Graduate Student Award! The ASMS Graduate Student Award recognizes graduate students whose academic achievements and current mass spectrometry research display a high … Continued
Dr. Liang Li will present on September 21, 2017, as part of the Center for Translational Biomedical Research Distinguished Speaker Series. Please see our flyer below for more information.
Dr. Liuyi Hao, a postdoctoral researcher at UNCG’s Center for Translational Biomedical Research, has received a 2017 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from the American Liver Foundation. The fellowship is highly competitive, with no more than 10 awarded each year, and represents a significant achievement for Hao and UNCG. The award will … Continued
Dr. Zhang has received a Collaborative Sciences Award from the American Heart Association through collaboration with scientists from the University of Colorado, School of Medicine. The goal of the award is to identify novel glycated protein and metabolite markers to better predict progression of coronary artery calcium before onset of … Continued
Dr. Zhang has received an NIH R01 grant, titled “Protein Markers to Islet Autoimmunity and T1D Progression,” from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Currently, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) affects approximately 1.4 million people in the U.S. The proposed research will identify novel protein markers … Continued
On February 23, 2017, Dr. Alan G. Marshall of Florida State University will visit the UNCG Center for Translational Biomedical Research. The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor is an analytical chemist who co-invented the technique known as Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry. At 3 p.m., Dr. Marshall … Continued
In the latest installment of #GlobalUNCG, Philippines native Rodell Barrientos shares his story of growing up living the “simple life” in Manila, Philippines, and later pursuing a PhD in medicinal biochemistry at UNCG. “After finishing my bachelor’s degree, I went to graduate school in the Philippines. And then I wanted … Continued