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Matthew Brush Receives CZI/Wellcome Award

November 14, 2024
Dr. Matthew Brush (Assistant Professor) received a Chan Zuckerberg/Wellcome Award for his project titled “LinkML: an open data modeling framework”. 

Perou Renews Breast Cancer SPORE Grant

November 14, 2024
Dr. Chuck Perou (Distinguished Professor) has renewed the UNC Breast Cancer SPORE for years 30-34. 

New Contracts, Subcontracts, and Supplements Awarded to Genetics Faculty

November 13, 2024
New contracts, subcontracts, and supplements awarded to Genetics Faculty Members Dr. Ichiro Misumi, Dr. Marty Ferris, and Dr. Melissa Haendel.

Dr. Margarita Dzama Receives ACS Postdoctoral Fellowship

November 1, 2024
Margarita Dzama, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Jesse Raab, has been awarded a Fellowship grant from the American Cancer Society, for her project titled “Identification of Epigenetic Therapies for Liver Cancer”. 

Researchers help decode risk for psychiatric disorders

October 23, 2024
Jason Stein’s lab in the UNC School of Medicine created a model to identify genetic variants linked to mental illness.

Kimberly Foss, MS, CGC, Promoted to Associate Professor

October 15, 2024
Ms. Kimberly Foss has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics.

Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Andrea Horimoto

October 15, 2024
Andrea Horimoto, PhD has joined the Department of Genetics as an Assistant Professor.

Department of Genetics Welcomes New Joint and Secondary Faculty Members

October 15, 2024
Drs. Natalie Stanley (secondary), Jerry Guintivano (secondary), and Robbie Mealer (joint) have joined the Department of Genetics.

Department of Genetics Scientific Retreat – Fall 2024

October 7, 2024
The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) held a scientific retreat on September 29-October 1, 2024, at Myrtle Beach, SC.

Jason Stein Awarded New U01 Grant from NIA

September 27, 2024
Dr. Jason Stein (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) was awarded a new U01 grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) for his project titled “AD GxE: in vivo and in vitro modeling of gene x environment interactions”.