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URL:https://researchweek.unc.edu/events/hettalks-james-hsu/
SUMMARY:Het Talks: Lindsey James and Angel Hsu
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy presentations by this year’s recipients of the Phillip 
 and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Scholarly Achievement. The talks will provid
 e an engaging look into these distinguished early career scholars’ work.
  The late Phillip Hettleman\, a member of the Carolina class of 1921\, and
  his wife Ruth established their prestigious named award in 1986 to recogn
 ize the achievements of outstanding junior faculty.\n\nCheck out all of th
 e Hettleman Winner's Presentations throughout the week:\n\nHet Talks: Sara
 h Cohen and Alex Zhukovitskiy\nHet Talks: Lindsey James and Angel Hsu\nHet
  Talks: Marissa Hall and Kathryn Leech\n\n\nThese are virtual\, CLE Credit
  events.\n\nRecorded Webinar:\n\n\n2025 Hettleman Winner\n\nLindsey James\
 , Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry\, Eshelman School of Pharmacy\n
 James\, a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center\, is a 
 trailblazer in chemical biology and her research focuses on understanding 
 and controlling gene expression — how genes are turned on and off — so
 mething that plays a key role in many illnesses\, including cancer. She do
 es this by designing special molecules that can either block the activity 
 of or break down the proteins responsible for controlling gene activity.\n
 \nOne of her major achievements is creating new tools that can target and 
 eliminate harmful proteins that were previously considered “undruggable.
 ” These proteins are often involved in cancer\, and by removing them\, J
 ames’ work opens the door to new kinds of treatments. Her lab has develo
 ped several of these tools\, including one that can destroy a specific can
 cer-linked protein.\n\n\n\n2023 Hettleman Winner\n\nAngel Hsu\, Public Pol
 icy\, College of Arts and Sciences\nAngel Hsu applies data-driven approach
 es to evaluate climate and environmental policy\, primarily at the state a
 nd local levels. She leads The Data-Driven EnviroLab\, frequently calling 
 upon others from different disciplines to collaborate on research.\n\nColl
 ectively\, her work has been influential in shaping the research agenda am
 ong those studying global climate governance and developing the quantitati
 ve approaches used to assess the impact and performance of subnational and
  non-state actors.\n\nIn his nomination letter for Hsu\, Daniel P. Gitterm
 an\, Duncan MacRae ’09 and Rebecca Kyle MacRae Professor of Public Polic
 y\, says\, “Hsu has made important theoretical\, substantive\, and metho
 dological contributions to climate policy. Her research is highly visible 
 and influential\, and her trajectory and future promise are highly positiv
 e. Her contributions to research\, teaching and service at Carolina are ex
 emplary.”\n\nHsu’s work has been published in several leading journals
 \, including Nature\, Environmental Research Letters\, and Climate Policy\
 , contributing novel research in ways that are indicative of her status as
  a leading scholar in global environmental policy and her engagement in ti
 mely policy debates.\n\nHsu earned an MPhil in environmental policy from t
 he University of Cambridge and a doctorate in environmental policy from th
 e Yale School of Environment. Following her PhD\, she served for two years
  as a postdoctoral associate with the Urbanization and Global Change Group
  at Yale University.
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CATEGORIES:CLE Credit Event,College of Arts and Sciences,Department of
 Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry,Department of Public
 Policy,Eshleman School of Pharmacy,Featured Event,Office of the Vice
 Chancellor for Research,Virtual Event
LOCATION:https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vWZo9tpHQnSC18qHPE7oPg
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