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The UNC Lineberger Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination program honored five graduate and postdoctoral students at its annual trainee awards ceremony June 21.

Graduate Fellow Award in Basic Science

The Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science is annual competitive $3,000 award for outstanding graduate students in the research programs of cancer center members who have active, peer-reviewed grant support.

Awardees

Derek Bolhuis receiving a certificate from cancer center director Shelley Earp.
Derek Bolhuis

Derek Bolhuis

Graduate student, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Mentor: Nicholas Brown, PhD, and Michael Emanuele, PhD


Alexander Cole Edwards

Graduate student, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology

Mentor: Channing Der, PhD

Award accepted by Channing Der on behalf of awardee


Joseph S. Pagano Award

The Joseph S. Pagano Award is an annual competitive award that recognizes notable papers authored by UNC Lineberger postdoctoral fellows. Authors of the three top papers receive a $3,000 award and are invited to give a talk at a future UNC Lineberger event.

Awardees

Jianfeng Chen receiving a certificate from cancer center director Shelley Earp.
Jianfeng Chen

Jianfeng Chen, PhD

Liu Lab, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Mentor: Pengda Liu, PhD

Somatic gain-of-function mutations in BUD13 promote oncogenesis by disrupting Fbw7 function. J Exp Med 2 October 2023; 220 (10): e20222056. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20222056


Min-Guk Cho receiving a certificate from cancer center director Shelley Earp.
Min-Guk Cho

Min-Guk Cho, PhD

Gupta Lab, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Mentor: Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD

MRE11 liberates cGAS from nucleosome sequestration during tumorigenesis. Nature 625, 585–592 (2024). doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06889-6


Susanna Stroik, PhD

Ramsden Lab, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Mentor: Dale Ramsden, PhD

Stepwise requirements for polymerases δ and θ in theta-mediated end joining. Nature 623:836-841 (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06729-7

Award accepted by Dale Ramsden on behalf of awardee


About CRTEC

The UNC Lineberger Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination program, led by Jen Jen Yeh, MD, and Bernard Weissman, PhD, co-associate directors, and Ashley Leak Bryant, PhD, RN, OCN, FAAN, assistant director, is responsible for developing and overseeing training, educational and career development opportunities for basic, translational, clinical and population science students, trainees and faculty members.