Author Archives: Jonathon Cornett

Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) for his project titled “IBIS-iPSC: Organoid remodeling of cortical surface area hyperexpansion in autism spectrum disorder”.

The National Cancer Institute has awarded UNC Lineberger’s Shelley Earp, MD, and Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, a five-year, $2.69 million R01 research project grant to investigate approaches to overcome barriers to pancreatic cancer immunotherapies. Their objective is to understand resistance to modern immunotherapy and to design more effective combination therapies.

On March 24, the department hosted a group of eight students who participate in the WTCC STEM Academic and Research Training (START) Program. 

Keriayn Smith, PhD, receives $665,786 over the course of four years to research non-coding RNA in yeast, mammalian cells, and more.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 8 papers during March 12th – 25th, 2023. Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare protein-truncating variants is conserved across diverse human populations.  Liu D, Meyer D, Fennessy B, Feng C, Cheng E, Johnson JS, Park YJ, Rieder MK, Ascolillo S, de Pins A,...

On March 2, more than 50 faculty members from the Department of Genetics gathered at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens for an all-day strategic planning retreat. 

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during February 26th – March 11th, 2023.

Jeremy Purvis, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Computational Medicine) has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for his project titled “Toward a revised model of the cell cycle that captures reversible and irreversible arrest”.

The Office of Graduate Education has recognized three Genetics faculty members with Mentoring Awards. 

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during February 12th – 25th, 2023.