Jeremy Purvis, PhD has been promoted to Professor with permanent tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective January 19, 2024.

The Department of Genetics is proud to highlight Professor, Ms. Kristy Lee, for her excellence in clinical service, research, and service.  Ms. Lee’s scientific expertise, clinical experience, teaching excellence, and service to the community exemplifies her long-standing commitment to the utilization of genetics in healthcare.

Qingyun Liu, PhD has joined the Department of Genetics as a tenure-track Assistant Professor, effective January 1, 2024. 

As part of a UNC NeuroSpark event, four research teams at the UNC School of Medicine won $25,000 pilot grants with the goal of increasing collaborations throughout the neurosciences.

Several researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are focusing their efforts on suicide-related intervention research, but linking their work across schools and departments can be daunting.

Greg Smith, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has received a Junior Faculty Development Award from the UNC Provost’s Office.

Jeremy Purvis, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Computational Medicine) has been selected as a recipient of an Academic Leadership Fellowship by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. 

On November 29, UNC graduate students Kerstin Baran, JP Flores, Jessica McAfee, and Rachel Szymanski, volunteered their time and expertise for a Shadow a Scientist outreach event held on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.

Nov. 15 was a day unlike any other for UNC Lineberger’s Katie Hoadley, PhD (Assistant Professor of Genetics).

Congratulations to Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Marielle Bond in the labs of Doug Phanstiel (Cell Biology and Physiology) and Hyejung Won (Genetics), for receiving the “People’s Choice Award” at the 2023 Three Minute Thesis Competition!