BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:26@researchweek.unc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20261019 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTSTAMP:20261020T182527Z URL:https://researchweek.unc.edu/events/art-in-science/ SUMMARY:Art in Science DESCRIPTION:Throughout Research Week\, images submitted by this year’s wi nners of the School of Medicine Art in Science Competition will be on disp lay in the first floor lobby of Bondurant Hall.\n\nThis is an in-person ev ent.\n\nDisplay image description: “Cracking the Secret Stem Cell Highwa ys Behind Alzheimer’s Disease” was submitted by Chih-Hsuan Hsu and Dr. Sarah Cohen from the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology. One of th e winners of the 2025 Art in Science competition. This confocal image reve als the intricate microtubule network within human induced pluripotent ste m cells carrying the APOE4 variant\, a major genetic risk factor for late- onset Alzheimer’s disease. Immunostaining highlights the “tubulin code ” with magenta\, cyan\, green\, and yellow markers\, offering a glimpse into how genetic variants shape cellular architecture and function.\n\n202 6 Winners\n\n\n\n“Foraminifera Sunrise”\n\nGabriel Kreider &\; Dr. Klaus Hahn\nDepartment of Pharmacology\n\nA large benthic foraminifera (Am phisorus kudakajimensis) stained with CaMero\, biosensor for calmodulin ac tivity\nthat consists entirely of a small molecule\, so it can be used in genetically intractable organisms. Red shows\nchlorophyll fluorescence fro m symbiotic algae (zooxantela) in the calcified shell of the foraminifera. Yellow shows\ncalmodulin activation in reticulapodia protruding from the shell and attaching to the coverslip. CaMero can\nsimply be added to extra cellular medium or injected in animals to visualize signaling activity\, e xpanding the range\nof accessible organisms\, and we hope enabling applica tion in humans. Image was acquired with 4x magnification\non a spinning di sk confocal microscope.\n\n\n\n“Mapping the Developing Brain’s Informa tion Highways”\n\nKhoi Huynh\, Junjie Zhao\, Sahar Ahmad\, &\; Dr. Pe w-Thian Yap\nDepartment of Radiology\n\nUsing advanced MRI\, the Yap Lab v isualizes the brain’s information highways as they develop during early life.\nThe image displays these neural pathways from birth (left) to age f ive (right)\, revealing how the brain’s\ncommunication network evolves o ver time. Mapping this emerging network offers new insight into how the\nd eveloping brain builds the foundation for learning\, movement\, and lifelo ng health. The data was acquired at\nBRIC as part of the UNC/UMN Baby Conn ectome Project.\n\n\n\n“Two roads diverged in a ... villus”\n\nDr. Han nah Hrncir &\; Dr. Kathleen Caron\nDepartment of Cell Biology and Physi ology\n\nMouse small intestine (ileum) has been trimmed into thin strips t o allow 3D imaging of whole villi using the\nAndor Dragonfly Spinning Disk microscope. Blood vasculature is shown in yellow\, and lymphatic vasculat ure is\nshown in magenta. Whether a molecule is absorbed through the yello w or magenta routes determines its\njourney through the body. For instance \, small water-soluble molecules enter the blood circulation (yellow) and\ nare transported directly to the liver\, whereas many larger and lipid sol uble molecules are absorbed through\nlymphatic circulation (magenta) initi ally bypassing the liver and entering systemic blood flow. Understanding\n how molecules\, particularly drugs\, are absorbed is therefore critical fo r predicting where they travel and act in\nthe body. Image taken within th e Microscopy Services Laboratory\, part of Carolina Microscopy.\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://researchweek.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/09/Cohen_Lab_Art_in_Science_Image-600x600-1.avif CATEGORIES:Department of Research (SOM),In-person Event,School of Medicine LOCATION:Bondurant Hall\, first floor\, 321 S. Columbia Street\, Chapel Hil l\, NC\, 27516\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=321 S. Columbia Street\, Ch apel Hill\, NC\, 27516\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bonduran t Hall\, first floor:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR