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Pempe, Xu Receive University Impact Awards for ResearchPempe, Xu Receive University Impact Awards for Research Liz Pempe and Weichen Xu were recognized for their outstanding research initiatives. Pempe is exploring better methods of controlling the clearance of the anticoagulant heparin from the body, while Xu is seeking a way to distinguish between slow-growing and aggressive prostate cancer.
Function of Enzyme 3-OST becomes Crystal Clear to LiuFunction of Enzyme 3-OST becomes Crystal Clear to Liu Jian Liu, PhD, led a team that included PY1 Susan Woody that crystallized 3-O-sulfotransferase, an enzyme (represented by the green ribbon in the illustration) cruicial to Liu's process of creating synthetic heparin.
School to Increase Graduate Student StipendsSchool to Increase Graduate Student Stipends The stipend for all doctoral candidates in the PhD program in pharmaceutical sciences will increase by $2,500 in fall 2012 and another $2,000 in fall 2013.
UNC Research Center Receives Contract to Fight Kidney CancerUNC Research Center Receives Contract to Fight Kidney Cancer William Janzen of the Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery and Kimryn Rathmell of the UNC School of Medicine are leading research to develop potential drug leads for treating renal cell carcinoma.
Researchers Watch as Protein Shakes off Molecular MessengersResearchers Watch as Protein Shakes off Molecular Messengers A team led by Andrew Lee, PhD, was able to observe a protein rapidly changing its shape, or conformation, causing inhibitor ligands to lose their grip.

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