Kirsten Bryant, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, was recently awarded a Developmental Research Project grant from the Washington University SPORE in Pancreatic Cancer. Congratulations, Kirsten!
Congratulations, Nate Diehl and Jenny Klomp!
Nate Diehl was awarded an NCI F30 Individual Predoctoral MD/Ph.D. fellowship entitled “Validation of WEE1 kinase as a clinical target in KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer”. Jenny Klomp, Ph.D., was awarded an NCI F32 Individual Postdoctoral fellowship entitled “Defining the roles of the ERK MAPK in driving KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer growth”. Congratulations to you both!
Lab Member Farewell Party
July 13th, 2019 The Der and Cox labs met at Channing's home to wish lab members, Kat Lambert, Devon Blake, and Richard Hodge, well in their future careers. Kat was accepted to UNC-Chapel Hill for graduate school. Richard completed his post-doctoral fellowship and returned to England. Devon accepted a position at Ribometrix as a scientist. … Continue reading Lab Member Farewell Party
Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow: Channing Der
Channing Der is an expert in the field of so-called RAS genes, which play an important role regarding the control of cancer cell growth. The oncologist, who holds a professorship at the University of Carolina in Chapel Hill, continues his research at the Institute of Pathology at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The aim of Der's research project … Continue reading Einstein BIH Visiting Fellow: Channing Der
Der Lab Members Present at FASEB
This year lab members Antje Schaefer and Andrew Waters presented at the FASEB: Regulation and Function of Small GTPases Conference in Olean, New York. Antje's presentation, pictured below, was on "The gain-of-function mutation Y42C in RHOA promotes FAK activation and dependency in diffuse gastric cancer."
UNC Lineberger names Pagano Award recipients
June 20, 2019 UNC Lineberger presented three postdoctoral fellows with the Joseph S. Pagano Award to recognize their leadership of notable scientific publications. Kirsten Bryant, PhD, Ari Pani, PhD, and John Pryor, PhD, were selected through a competitive process for the honor, which comes with a $2,500 award. The three recipients will be formally recognized … Continue reading UNC Lineberger names Pagano Award recipients
Welcome New PHCO Students!
New Der lab members, Jane Lee and Jonathan Deliberty will be giving talks today as new PHCO graduate students. At 11:30 am in 4007 GMB Jane will present on "Discovering novel therapies in combination with ERK inhibition in pancreatic cancer" while Jonathan will present "ERK and Autophagy Inhibition of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma." Come out to support our … Continue reading Welcome New PHCO Students!
Lab Members Learn (and Laugh) at Annual Retreat
This summer, the Der, Cox, Campbell, and Counter labs visited Emerald Isle, NC. Together they spent three days giving talks, getting to know one another, and discussing upcoming projects.
The UNC Running RAScals Race Again: PanCan Purplestride 2019
April 27, 2019 Last month, the Der Lab and UNC Lineberger friends participated for the sixth consecutive year in the annual PanCan Purplestide 5K. Together, the RAScals raised over $12,000, placing third in donations, and bringing them to a fundraising total of $69,180! Team Captain Kirsten Bryant was invited to open the event with a … Continue reading The UNC Running RAScals Race Again: PanCan Purplestride 2019
Channing Der Featured in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
In this opinion piece in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Channing Der weighs in the “resurgence” in the interest in targeting autophagy for cancer treatment”. This resurgence has been fueled, in part, by Kirsten Bryant’s study published in Nature Medicine in April 2019. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41573-019-00072-1
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