Adam Pfefferle, PhD Appointed Assistant Professor
April 1, 2022
Dr. Adam Pfefferle was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective March 1, 2022.
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Department of Genetics Publications March 13th – 26th, 2022
March 28, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during March 13th – 26th 2022.
Department of Genetics Publications February 27th – March 12th, 2022
March 14, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during February 27th – March 12th, 2022.
Hao Guo, PhD Awarded Subcontract from Columbia University
March 8, 2022
Dr. Hao Guo (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a four-year subcontract associated with a U19 grant at Columbia University titled “Center for High-Throughput Minimally-Invasive Radiation Biodosimetry” (David Brenner PI).
Marty Ferris, PhD Participates in Successful TTSA Pilot Project
March 3, 2022
Dr. Marty Ferris (Associate Professor, Genetics) is part of a pilot project recently awarded a School of Medicine Office of Research and NC TraCS Translational Team Science Award (TTSA) for the project titled “Early-life Th2-skewing as a risk factor for allergic sensitization”.
Heise Lab Partners with Chimerix on New SARS-CoV-2 Therapy
February 28, 2022
The compound CMX521 significantly reduced lung viral titer and symptoms in a SARS-CoV-2 mouse model, as reported by biomedical company Chimerix in collaboration with the Rapidly Emerging Antiviral Drug Development Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill. UNC School of Medicine faculty Nat Moorman, PhD, and Mark Heise, PhD, are key researchers in...
Department of Genetics Publications February 13th – 26th, 2022
February 28, 2022
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during February 13th – 26th 2022.
Karl Shpargel, PhD Promoted to Associate Professor
February 22, 2022
Dr. Karl Shpargel has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective January 1, 2022.
Genetics Department ranks 3rd nationally for NIH Funding
February 22, 2022
The annual Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research report on NIH Funding to US Medical Schools lists the UNC Chapel Hill Department of Genetics as the 3rd ranked Genetics Department with $44,120,400 in funding.
Laura Raffield, PhD, Awarded R01 from NIA
February 21, 2022
Dr. Laura Raffield (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was awarded a 4-year R01 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) titled “Immune Cells in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in the Jackson Heart Study”.