Welcome to the Department of Genetics
Message From Our Chair
Manuel-de-Villena
Chair
Professor
UNC Department of Genetics
The mission of the department is to provide basic and applied genetic/genomic research, education and training at the interface between biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, the social sciences, public health and medicine in order to have a profound effect on how medicine will be practiced in the future.
Our graduate programs train students to be creative, sophisticated research scientists prepared to pursue careers focused in genetics and genomics working in academic science, government, or commercial positions. Students conduct their dissertation research using diverse experimental approaches – from classical genetics to the most modern molecular methods – to address a broad range of contemporary problems in biomedical science.
The Department also includes a clinical arm focused on medical genetics, which covers the broad spectrum of clinical genetic research from disease prevention to diagnosis and treatment. This specialty includes evaluation, mutation discovery, counseling and risk assessment through analysis and genetic testing. Locating the clinical group alongside basic scientists facilitates integration of cutting edge genetic research with patient care.
Department News
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Department of Genetics Publications for June 30 – July 13, 2019
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published four papers during June 30 – July 13, 2019.
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Michael Lafferty Selected for Human Genomics Program
Michael Lafferty, BCB Graduate Student in Dr. Jason Stein’s laboratory, has been selected to attend the Leena Peltonen School of Human Genomics program in Switzerland on August 18-22, 2019.
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Lauren Donoghue Selected for Human Genomics Program
Lauren Donoghue, GMB Graduate Student in Dr. Samir Kelada’s laboratory, has been selected to attend the Leena Peltonen School of Human Genomics program in Switzerland on August 18-22, 2019.
The UNC Department Genetics is proud to announce the formation of the Bryson Program for Judicial Science Education!
For more information, including our mission, goals, board members and training videos, please visit the new website here!
Highlighted Faculty
Daniel Schrider, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Dan Schrider is expanding his laboratory to study the demographic forces shaping human genetic variation and using deep neural networks to elucidate the genealogical information among individuals and species. More…
Genetics News- If You Could Learn Every Disease Your Child Could Possibly Develop in Life, Would You? May 24, 2019
- Researchers study strategies for using nanotechnology to boost cancer therapeutics April 18, 2019
- NCI awards $2.2M to Pylayeva-Gupta to investigate immune responses in pancreatic cancer April 18, 2019
- Bryson Center for Judicial Science Education established April 11, 2019
- Genetics and Molecular Biology Seminar Series: "Asthma in the Post-GWAS Era: Searching for the Mid-Hanging Fruit" April 2, 2019