Genetics Faculty Awarded New Subcontracts and Service Agreements
December 1, 2022
Multiple faculty in the Department of Genetics have been awarded new subcontracts from other universities or a new service agreement with a company.
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Scientists Link Rare Genetics Phenomenon to Neuron Function, Schizophrenia
December 1, 2022
Led by Jin Szatkiewicz, PhD, UNC School of Medicine researchers and University of Toronto colleagues found that a rare form of a common genetic variant called tandem repeats is strongly associated with the development of schizophrenia.
Dr. Ichiro Misumi Receives UNC Junior Faculty Development Award
December 1, 2022
Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has received the UNC Junior Faculty Development Award from the Committee on Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves for his project titled “Using single-cell RNA sequencing to explore host immunity to HAV”.
Dr. Bev Koller Awarded New R21 Grant from NIAID
December 1, 2022
Bev Koller, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a new R21 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) for her project titled “Modeling the contribution of coronavirus cellular tropism to viral pathogenesis”.
Genetics Faculty Named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers List for 2022
November 30, 2022
Clarivate Web of Science released the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List which includes three Genetics faculty members.
Department of Genetics Publications for November 6th – 19th, 2022
November 20, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during November 6th – 19th, 2022.
Dr. Keriayn Smith Selected as Hypothesis Fund Seed Grant Recipient
November 17, 2022
Keriayn Smith, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics, was selected as one of six inaugural recipients of grants from the Hypothesis Fund to advance early-stage innovative research.
Dr. Mark Heise Receives NC Collaboratory Award for Development of New Anti-Viral Treatment for COVID-19
November 16, 2022
Mark Heise, PhD (Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded $2M by the NC Collaboratory, a research program funded by an appropriation from the North Carolina General Assembly that aims to foster and strengthen partnerships between businesses and academic research groups to transform applied research and innovation into technological solutions for...
Dr. Susana Garcia Recio Receives Marion R. Wright Award for Scientific Excellence
November 15, 2022
Susana Garcia Recio, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was recognized by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) as a recipient of the Marion R. Wright Award for Scientific Excellence.
Department of Genetics Publications for October 23rd – November 5th, 2022
November 7, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 19 papers during October 23rd – November 5th, 2022.