Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published sixteen papers between July 23 and August 5. Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Particulate Matter-Associated QT Prolongation. Gondalia R, Avery CL, Napier MD, Méndez-Giráldez R, Stewart JD, Sitlani CM, Li Y, Wilhelmsen KC, Duan Q, Roach J, North KE, Reiner AP, Zhang ZM, Tinker LF, Yanosky JD, … Read more

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published six papers between July 9 and July 22. Genomic Analysis of Immune Cell Infiltrates Across 11 Tumor Types. Iglesia MD, Parker JS, Hoadley KA, Serody JS, Perou CM, Vincent BG. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 Jun 22;108(11). doi: 10.1093/jnci/djw144. Print 2016 Nov. PMID: 27335052 R2d2 Drives Selfish Sweeps … Read more

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) welcomes 21 new directors to Board, including Daniel Pomp, PhD, Research Professor, Department of Genetics. On June 20, 2017, CED, the largest and longest-running entrepreneurial network in the nation, announced its 2017-2018 Board of Directors. These newly-elected directors represent the life science and technology sectors and include entrepreneurs, investors, … Read more

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published seventeen papers during the first two weeks of May 2017. Comparison of Breast Cancer Molecular Features and Survival by African and European Ancestry in The Cancer Genome Atlas. Huo D, Hu H, Rhie SK, Gamazon ER, Cherniack AD, Liu J, Yoshimatsu TF, Pitt JJ, Hoadley KA, Troester M, … Read more

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published thirteen papers during the second half of April 2017. Discovery and fine-mapping of adiposity loci using high density imputation of genome-wide association studies in individuals of African ancestry: African ancestry anthropometry genetics consortium. Ng MCY, Graff M, Lu Y, Justice AE, Mudgal P, Liu CT, Young K, Yanek … Read more

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published nine papers during the first half of April 2017. Energy balance modulation impacts epigenetic reprogramming, ERα and ERβ expression and mammary tumor development in MMTV-neu transgenic mice. Rossi EL, Dunlap SM, Bowers LW, Khatib SA, Doerstling SS, Smith LA, Sharma MA, , Holley D, Brown PH, Estecio MR, … Read more

Locus Biosciences, a precision medicine company spun out of NC State University has appointed Dr. Daniel Pomp (Research Professor, UNC Department of Genetics and Nutrition) to its science advisory board. Locus Biosciences, a precision medicine company spun out of NC State University has appointed Dr. Daniel Pomp (Research Professor, UNC Department of Genetics and Nutrition) … Read more

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published eleven papers during the second half of March 2017. Association analyses of East Asian individuals and trans-ancestry analyses with European individuals reveal new loci associated with cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Spracklen CN Chen P, Kim YJ, Wang X, Cai H, Li S, Long J, Wu Y, Wang YX, … Read more