September 15, 2020
Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her project titled “Investigating the Role of Metabolic Programming in Vitamin D Deficiency Induced Adiposity”.
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September 15, 2020
Dr. Karen Mohlke (Professor, Department of Genetics) was successful in renewing her R01 grant for the second time.
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September 11, 2020
Dr. Jeremy Purvis (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded an R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his proposal titled “Computational Models of the Human Cell Cycle to Reveal Disease Mechanism and Inform Treatment”.
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September 10, 2020
Compliance reminders, department performance since March, COVID impacts on research and DEI initiatives.
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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.
For more information, including our mission, goals, board members and training videos, please visit the new website here!Bryson Program
The UNC Department Genetics is proud to announce the formation of the Bryson Program for Judicial Science Education!
Will Hannah, MD Dr. Will Hannah joined the Department of Genetics in July 2019 as a Clinical Assistant Professor. He obtained his MD at UNC School of Medicine and was a resident in Internal Medicine and Clinical Genetics and Genomics at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. More…Highlighted Faculty
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