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Hyejung Won, PhD Awarded NC TraCS Pilot Grant

May 4, 2021
Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a one-year pilot grant from NC TraCS for her project titled “Chromosomal Disorganization in Down Syndrome”. 

Department of Genetics Publications for April 18 – May 1, 2021

May 2, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published thirteen papers during April 18 – May 1, 2021.

Drs. Hoadley and Troester Awarded New R01 from NCI

April 23, 2021
Dr. Katherine Hoadley (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) is the PI of a new R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) titled “P53, DNA repair imbalance, and immune response in breast cancer mortality disparities” (Dr. Melissa Troester, Lead PI).

Department of Genetics Publications for April 4-17, 2021

April 19, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fifteen papers during April 4-17, 2021.   Targeting Chikungunya Virus Replication by Benzoannulene Inhibitors.  Ahmed SK, Haese NN, Cowan JT, Pathak V, Moukha-Chafiq O, Smith VJ, Rodzinak KJ, Ahmad F, Zhang S, Bonin KM, Streblow AD, Streblow CE, Kreklywich CN, Morrison...

Dr. Patrick Sullivan Awarded New R01 from NIMH

April 16, 2021
Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP (Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Psychiatry) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) as part of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) titled “Discovery and Impact”.

Dr. Terry Magnuson Reappointed Vice Chancellor for Research

April 15, 2021
Following the completion of administrative review, Dr. Terry Magnuson (Kay M. & Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics) has been reappointed as Vice Chancellor for Research for another five-year term.

Drs. Mohlke and Gregory Elected to SOM Standing Committees

April 9, 2021
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development and the School of Medicine Nominating Committee announced the results of the 2021 Standing Committees election.

New resource on Genetics Department Faculty website for NIH Concept Clearances

April 8, 2021
The Advisory Councils for each of the Institute/Councils (ICs) of NIH meet three times a year- January/February, May/June and September/October.

Department of Genetics Publications for March 21-April 3, 2021

April 5, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fifteen papers during March 21-April 3, 2021.

Diabetes Drug May Be A New Weapon Against HIV

April 1, 2021
Research from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Jenny Ting, PhD, shows that the widely used drug metformin reduces metabolism of infected T cells to suppress HIV replication.