As the academic year is coming to a close, we are thrilled to celebrate our graduating undergraduates: Ander, Lauryn, and Freya, who have each brought lots of hard work and curiosity to the Purvis Lab. Read more about what each of them will be doing going forward at our Instagram @purvislab. Thank you for all your hard work—we can’t wait to see all you accomplish next⭐️

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We are excited to welcome Aditi Deshpande to the Purvis Lab! This summer, Aditi will be continuing her research with support from a SURF grant, working alongside Dr. Tim Daugird to explore patterns in protein expression using quantitative approaches. Aditi is a sophomore at UNC majoring in Quantitative Biology and Applied Mathematics, with a minor in Data Science. Welcome, Aditi—we’re thrilled to have you on the team! 👋

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Meet the Lab Equipment at the Purvis Lab! 🔬 Our research relies on a range of specialized tools that support our work in computational biology. What started as a practical way to differentiate equipment on our scheduling platform has turned into a fun tradition—now, our lab tools have names and personalities! Check out our Instagram for specific descriptions of our lab tools! 🖥️

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Recent Purvis Lab alumnus Tarek Zikry was just chosen to receive the Kupper Dissertation Publication Award for 2025. The award is given in recognition of the best doctoral dissertation-based paper appearing in a prestigious biostatistics journal completed during a calendar year. You can read Tarek's paper, which was co-authored with Dr. Sam Wolff using the following link: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309261121. Congratulations, Tarek!🏆🚀
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Follow along a day in the life of a Lab Life Director at Purvis Lab! ☀️ From planning fun events to managing our website and social media, every day of work is full of creativity and great interactions with colleagues. We’re currently hiring for this role—so if you are looking for a dynamic position, this could be your opportunity! For more details, contact Sam Wolff at swolff@ med.unc.edu.

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Happy holidays from Purvis Lab! 🎄As the year comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a fantastic year of research, collaboration, and growth and excited for what’s ahead in the new year. Wishing you a joyful holiday season!

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We're Hiring! 🎉Purvis Lab is looking for a new Director of Lab Life! This role offers flexible hours, valuable experience in communications and marketing, and the opportunity to work closely with a team of researchers. For more details, check out the attached poster and contact Sam Wolff at [email protected].

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Lunch at the Carolina Coffee Shop is the best way to celebrate a paper submission! 📄 Congratulations to Garrett Sessions, whose research sheds light on how healthy cells become senescent under common stresses such as DNA damage, and the role timing plays in driving distinct phenotypes and inflammatory subpopulations. Check out Garrett’s preprint using the following link: https://lnkd.in/eRzzb5FQ

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This past Friday, we were thrilled to welcome students from the Wake Tech START Program to Purvis Lab! The students had the chance to explore our lab through faculty-mentored, hands-on research experiences. The visit ended with a tour of the lab and a microscopy demonstration by Dr. Sam Wolff and Dr. Tim Daugird 🔍. A big thank you to our lab members and faculty who made this inspiring visit possible! 🤝
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We are excited to announce that our graduate student, Garrett Sessions, has recently released a preprint of his research on how healthy cells become senescent in response to stresses such as DNA damage. 🧫 Congratulations to Garrett on this major accomplishment! 🎉 Click the following link to read the full preprint: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.14.618296v1

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