By Jill Yesko, University Relations
Dr. Brian Strahl
Dr. Brian Strahl, a genetics researcher and assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, has been named the 2006 Outstanding Young Alumnus by UNCG.
The award will be presented as part of UNCG Founders Day on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 4:30 pm. at the McIver statue in front of Jackson Library.
Strahl graduated from UNCG in 1993 with a BA in both chemistry and biology. He received a PhD in biochemistry from North Carolina State University in 1998 and was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Virginia.
Strahl, who won the Schering-Plough Research Institute Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was chosen by UNCG as its outstanding young alumni for his groundbreaking research in “understanding how gene expression is regulated by structural modifications of DNA,” said Dr. John J. Lepri, associate professor and head of the biology department at UNCG. “Brian has cultivated that UNCG spark into a remarkable record of accomplishment, and that encourages us all to keep striking the flint.”
In 2005, Strahl attended a White House ceremony honoring his selection for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He was chosen as one of 15 Pew Biomedical Scholars in 2004 by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco.
The Young Alumni Award is presented to UNCG alumni 40 and under. It recognizes exceptional achievement and significant contribution to the recipient's profession, community, society or to UNCG either through traditional channels or innovative approaches.
