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Dr. Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena featured in an interview with NIEHS Director on the importance of genetic diversity in experimental design

August 4, 2021
Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Genetics, was recently interviewed by the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program, Dr. Rick Woychik.

Jason Stein, PhD and Hyejung Won, PhD Awarded U01 Grant from NIMH

July 30, 2021
Drs. Jason Stein (Assistant Professor) and Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor) have been awarded an U01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) for their project titled “Discovery and validation of genetic variation impacting the gene regulatory landscape during human cortical development”.

Department of Genetics Publications for July 11th – July 24th, 2021

July 24, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during July 11th - July 24th, 2021.

Nancy Sey, Graduate Student in Hyejung Won’s Lab, Named HHMI Gilliam Fellow

July 22, 2021
We are excited to announce that Nancy Sey, who works in Dr. Hyejung Won’s lab and is co-mentored by Dr. Joyce Besheer, was selected as a 2021 HHMI Gilliam Fellow.

Department of Genetics Publications for June 27 – July 10, 2021

July 12, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during June 27 - July 10, 2021.

Adriana Beltran and Human Pluripotent Cell Core contribute to findings published in Nature Genetics

July 2, 2021
A research team led by Dr. Damaris Lorenzo, Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and member of the Neuroscience Center, discovered a new neurodevelopmental syndrome that is caused by pathogenic variants in the SPTBN1 gene which encodes neuronal βII-spectrin.

Highlighted Faculty: Katarzyna Kedziora, PhD, Assistant Professor

July 2, 2021
Dr. Katarzyna (Kasia) Kedziora joined the Department of Genetics in January 2021 as an Assistant Professor.

Adriana Beltran, PhD Promoted to Associate Professor

July 1, 2021
Dr. Adriana Beltran has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2021.

Jason Whitmire, PhD Promoted to Full Professor

July 1, 2021
Dr. Jason Whitmire has been promoted to Full Professor, effective July 1, 2021.

Lisa Tarantino, PhD Promoted to Full Professor

July 1, 2021
Dr. Lisa Tarantino has been promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2021.