Department of Genetics Publications for June 30 – July 13, 2019
July 15, 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
July 15, 2019
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.
Lauren Donoghue Selected for Human Genomics Program
July 8, 2019
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.
Department of Genetics Publications for June 16-29, 2019
July 8, 2019
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published five papers during June 16-29, 2019.
Dr. Samir Kelada Accepted to Academic Career Leadership Academy in Medicine (ACCLAIM)
July 8, 2019
Samir Kelada, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, has been accepted into the ACCLAIM program for 2019-2020.
Dr. Will Valdar Appointed Director of UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) Curriculum
July 1, 2019
Will Valdar, PhD has been appointed Director of the UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology curriculum, effective July 1, 2019.
Dr. Jeremy Purvis Promoted to Associate Professor
July 1, 2019
Jeremy Purvis, PhD has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with permanent tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2019.
Dr. Jonathan S. Berg Promoted to Full Professor
July 1, 2019
Jonathan S. Berg, MD, PhD has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Medicine, effective July 1, 2019.
Ann Nochlin Receives Dean’s Performance Award
June 28, 2019
Ann Nochlin, Business Manager in the Department of Genetics was named as a Dean’s Performance Award recipient for her support of UNC Faculty.
Keriayn Smith, PhD, Awarded UNC Idea Grant
June 24, 2019
Dr. Keriayn Smith was awarded a UNC Idea Grant for her project titled “Cyrano: An Oncogene in Neuroblastoma?”.