Author Archives: Jonathon Cornett

Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor) was awarded a new R01 grant from NIEHS for his project titled “Discovery of gene-by-air pollution interactions in respiratory disease using genetically diverse mice with validation in humans”.

Dr. Karen Mohlke (Professor) received a new RC2 award from NIDDK, designed to fund ambitious, interdisciplinary, and high-risk/high-reward projects.

Dr. Jason Stein (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience) was awarded a new Other Transaction (OT2) from the NIH Office of the Director for his project titled “Modeling autism-associated gene-by-environment interactions in human brain organoids”.

Dr. Qingyun Liu (Assistant Professor) has been awarded a DP2 New Innovator Award from NIAID for his project titled “Population genomics-guided dissection of the bacterial genetic basis of tuberculosis transmissibility”.

Dr. Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena (Professor and Chair, Genetics) was awarded Academic Investment Funds from the School of Medicine for his application titled “Pilot program to elevate genetic quality control standards and increase rigor and reproducibility of mouse-based research”.

Each year, the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars.

Quan Sụn (Doctoral Student, Biostatistics) and Dr. Yun Li (Professor, Genetics and Biostatistics) published “Advances in haplotype phasing and genotype imputation” in Nature Reviews Genetics.

New Grants Awarded to Dr. Chuck Perou (Distinguished Professor, Genetics) and Dr. Hyejung Won (Associate Professor, Genetics).

Dr. Laura Milko has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective September 1, 2025. Dr. Milko received her BS in Biology from Howard University (2000), followed by her PhD in Conservation Biology from the University of New Orleans (2007).  She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at North Carolina...

The Chair's Mid-Career Genetics Faculty Research Fund was established in the department of genetics as a non-endowed program fund in the UNC Health Foundation by a donor based on their belief that cutting-edge fundamental research relies on the creativity and ingenuity of scientists and their willingness to challenge long-held assumptions....