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 August 25 – September 7, 2019
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published four papers during Aug. 25 – Sept. 7, 2019.
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Department of Genetics Publications for August 11-24, 2019
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published seven papers during August 11-24, 2019.
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Paola Giusti-Rodriguez, PhD Named a 2019 Human Genetics Scholar by ASHG
Dr. Paola Giusti-Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, has been named a Human Genetics Scholar by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG).
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- Susan G. Komen Announces $26-million Investment in Research Focused on Metastatic Breast Cancer, New Treatments September 16, 2019
- Researchers Pinpoint Animal Model Proteins Important in Study of Human Disease September 10, 2019
- Four pairs of UNC biomedical graduate students, mentors earn HHMI Gilliam Fellowships August 5, 2019
- 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