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Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena Named President of the International Mammalian Genome Society (IMGS)

January 11, 2021
Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena (Chair, Department of Genetics) has been named to a two-year term as President of IMGS.

Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah Elected as a Director for Genetic Society of America

January 11, 2021
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 Publications for Dec. 27, 2020 – Jan. 9, 2021

January 11, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during Dec. 27, 2020 – Jan. 9, 2021.

William Valdar, PhD Appointed Professor

January 4, 2021
Dr. William Valdar has been appointed Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

Terry Furey, PhD Appointed Professor

January 4, 2021
Dr. Terry Furey has been appointed Professor in the Departments of Genetics and Biology, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD Appointed Associate Professor with Tenure

January 4, 2021
Dr. Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta has been appointed Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective Jan. 1, 2021.

Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD Appointed Associate Professor with Tenure

January 4, 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 Publications for December 13-26, 2020

January 4, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during Dec. 13-26, 2020.

Samir Kelada, PhD Receives Bridge Funding from SOM Dean’s Office

December 18, 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”.

James Crowley, PhD Receives Collaborative R01 from NIMH

December 16, 2020
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”.