Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (Associate Professor, Genetics and Nutrition) has been elected to a three-year term as a director of the Genetic Society of America.
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during Dec. 27, 2020 – Jan. 9, 2021.
Dr. William Valdar has been appointed Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Dr. Terry Furey has been appointed Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Biology, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Dr. Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta has been appointed Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah has been appointed Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Genetics with a joint appointment in the Department of Nutrition, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during Dec. 13-26, 2020.
Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor) was awarded bridge funding from the UNC SOM Dean’s Office for his project “Genome-wide analyses of gene-environment interactions with the air pollutant ozone”.
Dr. James Crowley (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a collaborative R01 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for his project titled “Rare Genetic Variation and Risk for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder”.
For Katherine Hoadley, PhD, the best way to make progress and major scientific breakthroughs is by working as a team.
