Computational Medicine https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/ Bringing the Power of Computing to Biomedical Research Wed, 14 May 2025 14:15:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Congratulations Dr. Dittmer https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2025/05/congratulations-dr-dittmer/ Wed, 14 May 2025 14:15:32 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=5557 The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 University Distinguished Professorships. These honors represent some of the highest recognitions our University can bestow, awarded to faculty whose scholarly achievements, teaching excellence, and service to the Carolina community exemplify the highest standards of our institution. With … Read more

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]]> Dr. Elizabeth Brunk for being awarded the 2025 PhRMA Foundation Faculty https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2025/03/dr-elizabeth-brunk-for-being-awarded-the-2025-phrma-foundation-faculty/ Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:05:45 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=5509 Dr. Elizabeth Brunk was awarded the 2025 PhRMA Foundation Faculty Starter Grant in Drug Discovery! Dr. Brunk leads a systems genomics lab that integrates single-cell technologies and artificial intelligence to study how cancer cells rapidly adapt their DNA. Her groundbreaking research focuses on identifying and targeting these genetic adaptations to enhance patient treatment responses and … Read more

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]]> Brunk Lab | CytoCellDB https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2024/09/brunk-lab-cytocelldb/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 12:53:02 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=5090 Dr. Elizabeth Brunk got some nice press for the development of CytoCellDB, a new database designed to fill a crucial gap in cancer research by focusing on extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA). Published in Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) Cancer, the database identifies which cancer cell lines contain ecDNA, which is associated with cancer proliferation, drug resistance, and genome … Read more

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]]> WORKSHOP | the Gaussian Accelerated Molecular Dynamics (GaMD) https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2024/09/workshop-the-gaussian-accelerated-molecular-dynamics-gamd/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:47:42 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=5079 Gaussian Accelerated Molecular Dynamics (GaMD) Workshop on Oct 28, 2024, at UNC-Chapel Hill We are pleased to announce the Gaussian accelerated Molecular Dynamics (GaMD) workshop that will be held on Monday, Oct 28, 2024, at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill. The workshop is supported by the UNC Department of Pharmacology and Computational Medicine Program. It is designed for … Read more

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]]> Dr. Miao Named Editor-in-Chief of Nature Journal https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2024/06/dr-miao-named-editor-in-chief-of-nature-journal/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:55:54 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=4982 On June 11, 2024, UNC Health announced Dr. Yinglong Miao, associate professor of pharmacology and computational medicine program, has been named editor-in-chief of npj Drug Discover, part of Nature Partner Journals.

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]]> 2024 Winners of CompMed Pilot Awards https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/funding/pilot-winners/ Sat, 13 Jan 2024 22:56:23 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=4761 Congratulations to our two winners of the 2024 CompMed Pilot Award Drs. Elizabeth Brunk and Ashok Krishnamurthy; and Drs. Guorong Wu and Todd Cohen

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]]> Dr.Leiderman on the editorial board at Biophysical Journal in the Systems Biophysics Section https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2023/12/dr-leiderman-on-the-editorial-board-at-biophysical-journal-in-the-systems-biophysics-section/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 20:06:54 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=5065 Dr. Karin Leiderman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and faculty in the Computational Medicine Program. She was appointed to be on the editorial board at Biophysical Journal in the Systems Biophysics Section in 2023. ( a three-year term).

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]]> Dr. Adam Palmer and Spectrum News 1 https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2023/01/26/how-a-v-foundation-grant-simulates-change-for-a-unc-cancer-scientist#new_tab Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:43:01 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=4628 $200K grant stimulates change for cancer research, By Patrick Thomas Chapel Hill, PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET Jan. 26, 2023

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]]> Featured Faculty: Elizabeth Brunk, PhD https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2023/07/elizabeth-brunk/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:02:50 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=4615 A grand challenge in the genome sciences is identifying functionally relevant variants and interpreting their biological impacts on cellular systems. A growing body of work in the biomedical sciences generates and analyzes omics data; our work contributes to these efforts by focusing on the integration of different omics data types to bring mechanistic insights to … Read more

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]]> CompMed PIs are some of the speakers at Lineberger’s 46th symposium https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/2023/05/compmed-pis-are-some-of-the-speakers-at-linebergers-46th-symposium/ Fri, 19 May 2023 18:24:18 +0000 https://www.med.unc.edu/compmed/?p=4599 10 May 2023 Leading investigators offer ‘highly scientific, but patient-focused talks on women’s cancers at the Lineberger’s 46th symposium (Read HERE)

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