The UNC Chapel Hill Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology congratulates 2 Summer 2026 graduates for their hard work and accomplishments! We look forward to seeing you continue to grow and can’t wait to see what is next for you! … Read more

The Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology officially welcomed our incoming 2026 class of new students with a symposium on Friday, May 29, 2026. The symposium was hosted by Will Valdar, BCB Director of Graduate Studies, and Mike Love, BCB … Read more

The UNC Chapel Hill Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology congratulates 8 Spring graduates for their hard work and accomplishments! We look forward to seeing you continue to grow and can’t wait to see what is next for you! You … Read more

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology graduate student JP Flores (Doug Phanstiel Lab) received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research in the lab of Dr. Michele Gabriele at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) in Milan, Italy from … Read more

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Gilbert Giri (Daniel Dominguez Lab) has been awarded a 2026 Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science from UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science is an annual competitive award … Read more

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology graduate students were recognized by the University of North Carolina Graduate School in April for their prestigious external fellowships. External fellowships, which are highly competitive awards from the federal government and other organizations, add to Carolina’s … Read more

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Will Nenad (Katie Hoadley Lab) publishes “Hepatocyte-targeted Bap1 reduction in the liver primes an inflammatory transcriptional response” in G3 (Genes | Genomes | Genetics). This study highlights how hepatocyte-specific loss of Bap1 drives distinct … Read more

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Nina Nishiyama (Terry Furey and Shehzad Sheikh Labs) publishes “eQTL in diseased colon tissue identifies potential target genes associated with IBD” in Nature Communications. This publication highlights the power of using diseased tissue to … Read more

UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology student JP Flores is bringing research out of the lab and into the community––through beer cans. As part of Science For Good, the nonprofit he co-founded, Flores and collaborator Angelique Allen (University of Oregon) launched … Read more

The Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology officially welcomed our incoming 2025 class of new students with a full day symposium on Monday, June 2, 2025. The symposium was hosted by Will Valdar, BCB Director of Graduate Studies, and Mike … Read more