A Professor at The University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Brian Strahl has accumulated numerous recognitions for his academic and scientific work.
UNC Professor Brian Strahl
A scientist dedicated to the study of chromatin biology, Brian David Strahl laid the foundations for his career at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Strahl obtained a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology in 1993. In addition to receiving a scholarship award by Special Support Services, Brian Strahl earned an American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award for his academic achievements in his senior year and tutored fellow students in math and physics.
After completing his undergraduate studies, Dr. Strahl enrolled at North Carolina State University to study for his Ph.D. in Biochemistry. He completed the doctoral program five years later and was honored with the Becton-Dickinson Award for Outstanding Research in Biochemistry for his thesis. For the next four years, Brian D. Strahl pursued a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. David Allis in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Virginia. Dr. Strahl subsequently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at The University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill. After six years, he earned the title of Associate Professor. In 2014, Brian was promoted to full Professor.
Along with his teaching duties, Dr. Strahl also manages his lab in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, investigating the role of histone post-translational modifications in chromatin organization and function. He also holds an appointment in UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and is the faculty director of the UNC High Throughput Peptide Synthesis and Array Core Facility. Brian Strahl is also the Vice Chair in his home department.
Brian Strahl has received recognition as the 2005 North Carolina State University Outstanding Alumnus Award and the 2006 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Young Alumni Award. Most recently, Dr. Strahl was named an Oliver Smithies Investigator in 2018.
After completing his undergraduate studies, Dr. Strahl enrolled at North Carolina State University to study for his Ph.D. in Biochemistry. He completed the doctoral program five years later and was honored with the Becton-Dickinson Award for Outstanding Research in Biochemistry for his thesis. For the next four years, Brian D. Strahl pursued a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Dr. David Allis in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Virginia. Dr. Strahl subsequently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at The University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill. After six years, he earned the title of Associate Professor. In 2014, Brian was promoted to full Professor.
Along with his teaching duties, Dr. Strahl also manages his lab in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, investigating the role of histone post-translational modifications in chromatin organization and function. He also holds an appointment in UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and is the faculty director of the UNC High Throughput Peptide Synthesis and Array Core Facility. Brian Strahl is also the Vice Chair in his home department.
Brian Strahl has received recognition as the 2005 North Carolina State University Outstanding Alumnus Award and the 2006 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Young Alumni Award. Most recently, Dr. Strahl was named an Oliver Smithies Investigator in 2018.
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