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2020 January - Kshitij Sharma authors paper published in ACS Synthetic Biology
Dec 19, 2019Amelio Lab publishes study demonstrating that biologic light engineered using luminescent-fluorescent protein fusions (LumiFluor) can be spectrally tuned to activate optogenetic tools at spatially illuminated subcellular compartments with dynamic temporal control.
2019 November - Miranda Carper authors paper published in Cell Reports
Nov 5, 2019Amelio Lab publishes study describing a new mouse model based on genetic insights gleaned from head and neck cancers linked to human papillomavirus and found that a specific mutation in the gene PIK3CA is key in this cancer type.
2019 August - Tony Amelio invited speaker at Salk Institute
Oct 25, 2019Tony Amelio invited to present in the Cancer Models Session at the Salk Institute Mechanisms and Models of Cancer Meeting. The presentation was titled "Illuminating Tumor Biology Using Next Gen Optical Reporter Mouse Models".
Upcoming events
44th Annual Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Symposium - March 18-19, Friday Center
Dec 14, 2019"The Yin and Yang of Immunity in Cancer"
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Team member highlights
2020 February - Kshitij Parag-Sharma presents a poster at the annual Research Day and wins a Derek T. Turner Award. Congrats Kay!
Feb 24, 20202020 February - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the annual Research Day and wins a Derek T. Turner Award. Congrats Adele!
Feb 24, 20202020 January - Tony Amelio recognized by the UNC School of Medicine's Office of Graduate Education with an Award for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring.
Jan 25, 20202019 November - Anna Zhang invited to present a poster at the 25th Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis, TN.
Nov 6, 20192019 October - Jason Tasoulas presents a poster at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress 2019.
Oct 26, 20192019 September - Miranda Carper starts her new position as the Virology Quality Assurance Program Manager at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. Congrats Miranda!
Oct 26, 20192019 September - Sid Sheth starts his appointment as Assistant Professor at UNC-CH. Congrats Sid!
Oct 26, 20192019 July - Ryan Murphy awarded NIH/NIDCR Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award F31 Predoctoral Fellowship. Congrats Ryan!
Oct 26, 20192019 July - Ryan Murphy presents a poster at the FASEB Protein Kinases and Protein Phosphorylation Conference: Mechanisms to Therapeutics.
Oct 26, 20192019 May - Ryan Murphy joins the lab as a Pharmacology PhD student. Welcome aboard!
Oct 26, 20192019 April - Sid Sheth receives a 2019 AACR-AHNS Scholar-in-Training Award. Congrats Sid!
Oct 26, 20192019 April - Sid Sheth's abstract is selected for a talk at the 2019 AACR-AHNS meeting. Congrats Sid!
Oct 26, 20192019 April - Jason Tasoulas receives Onassis Foundation Travel Award. Congrats Jason!
Oct 26, 20192019 March - Adele Musicant receives a Scientific Talk Award for her oral presentation at the annual GMB departmental retreat. Congrats Adele!
Oct 26, 20192019 February - Kay Sharma presents a poster at the 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology.
Oct 26, 20192019 February - Anna Zhang presents a poster at the annual Research Day and wins both a Derek T. Turner Award and a travel award to the 25th Annual Hinman Student Research Symposium. Congrats Anna!
Oct 26, 20192019 February - Adele Musicant gives oral presentation at the annual Adams School of Dentistry Research Day.
Oct 26, 20192018 October - Amelio Lab hosts its second international visiting research scholar Dr. Kotaro Sato. Welcome aboard Kotaro!
Oct 26, 20192018 June - Amelio Lab welcomes its first DDS1 Short-Term Research Scholar Anna Zhang. Welcome aboard Anna!
Oct 26, 20192018 June - Jason Tasoulas receives Academy of Athens' Scholarship for PhD in Biology-Medicine. Congrats Jason!
Oct 26, 20192018 June - Amelio Lab hosts its first international visiting research scholar Dr. Jason Tasoulas. Welcome aboard Jason!
Oct 26, 20192018 May - Adele Musicant awarded NIH/NIDCR Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award F31 Predoctoral Fellowship. We're so proud of you Adele!
Oct 26, 20192018 May - Congrats to both Shaily Aghera and Saumya Goel on graduating with honors in Biology!
Oct 26, 20192018 April - Saumya Goel presents a poster for her undergraduate research thesis project at The Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research event.
Oct 26, 20192018 February - Shaily Aghera presents a poster at the annual Research Day and wins a Derek T. Turner Award. Congrats Shaily!
Oct 26, 20192018 February - Saumya Goel presents a poster at the annual Research Day and is selected as a finalist for the Derek T. Turner Award. Congrats Saumya!
Oct 26, 20192018 January - George "Chip" Getz joins the lab as a co-mentored Masters student. Welcome aboard!
Oct 26, 20192018 January - Kay Sharma presents a poster at the annual CBP departmental retreat.
Oct 26, 20192017 August - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the annual GMB departmental retreat.
Oct 26, 20192017 August - Undergrad Biology research scholar Chloe Twomey joins the lab. Welcome Chloe!
Oct 26, 20192017 August - Undergrad Chancellor's Science Scholar Sophia Raterman joins the lab. Welcome Sophia!
Oct 26, 20192017 May - Saha Betz successfully defends her Masters thesis. Congrats Sasha!
Oct 26, 20192017 May - Kshitij "Kay" Sharma joins the lab as a Cell Biology and Physiology PhD student. Welcome aboard!
Oct 26, 20192017 April - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the UNC Women in Science Symposium.
Oct 26, 20192017 February - Amelio Lab PhD rotation student Michael Miao presents a poster at the annual Adams School of Dentistry Research Day and receives a Derek T. Turner Award. Congrats Micheal!
Oct 26, 20192017 February - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the 2017 Gordon Research Conference on Salivary Glands and Exocrine Biology.
Oct 26, 20192017 January - Amelio Lab PhD rotation student Kshitij Sharma presents a poster at the annual CBP departmental retreat.
Oct 26, 20192016 August - Sasha Betz joins the lab as a co-mentored Masters student. Welcome aboard!
Oct 26, 20192016 August - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the annual GMB departmental retreat.
Oct 26, 20192016 April - Naseer Ahmed presents a poster at the annual Department of Biology Undergraduate Research event.
Oct 26, 20192016 February - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the annual Adams School of Dentistry Research Day and receives a Derek T. Turner Award. Congrats Adele!
Oct 26, 20192015 October - Adele Musicant presents a poster at the annual GMB departmental retreat.
Oct 26, 20192015 August - Undergrad Chancellor's Science Scholar Anna Adjei joins the lab. Welcome Anna!
Oct 26, 20192015 August - Undergrad Biology research scholar Naseer Ahmed joins the lab. Welcome Naseer!
Oct 26, 20192015 August - Undergrad Chancellor's Science Scholar Shaily Aghera joins the lab. Welcome Shaily!
Oct 26, 20192015 July - Jordi Gaton presents a poster at the annual Department of Biology Undergraduate Research event.
Oct 26, 20192015 June - Adele Musicant appointed to NIH/NIGMS T32 Training Grant. Congrats Adele!
Oct 26, 20192015 May - Adele Musicant joins the lab as a Genetics and Molecular Biology PhD student. Welcome aboard!
Oct 26, 20192014 September - Undergrad Carolina Millennial Scholar Jordi Gaton joins the lab. Welcome Jordi!
Oct 26, 2019Lab Fun
