Genetics & Molecular Biology Student Seminar Series Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Genetics & Molecular Biology. This week’s speakers are Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza from the Jonathan Parr Lab and Iman El-Shiekh from the Dale Ramsden and Gaorav Gupta Labs.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Sarah Kohrt, Eshelman Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in the Erin Heinzen Lab and Savannah Muron, Genetics & Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the Erin Heinzen Lab on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Moving from gene to disease mechanisms to treatment for SLC35A2 epilepsy
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Student Seminar Series Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology. This week’s speakers are Katelyn McInerney from the William Valdar Lab and Justin Landis from the Michael Love Lab.
GMB Curriculum Student Defense GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Sharon Edmiston, student of Nancy Thomas. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Jichun Xie, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics; Computer Science, Member of the Duke Cancer Institute at Duke University, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dr. Xie’s talk title is “A transcriptomics-native foundation model for universal cell representation and virtual cell synthesis”. Dr. Xie is hosted by Yun … Read more
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Alejandro Ochoa, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke University, on Friday, March 13, 2026. Dr. Ochoa’s talk title is “Joint analysis of genetically complex cohorts”. Dr. Ochoa is hosted by Laura Raffield, Assistant Professor of Genetics.
UNC Spring Break 2026 See full academic calendar HERE.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Amanda Linke, Pharmacology Graduate Student in the lab of Charles Perou on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Targeting metabolic vulnerabilities in basal-like breast cancer