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 Ethan Madden from the Brian Strahl Lab and Karla Troncoso from the Bob Duronio Lab.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Ran Zhang, Assistant Professor, School of Data Science and Society, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Tracing gene programs across contexts and time to interpret development and disease
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 Brittanie Winfield from the Sarah Linnstaedt & Natalie Stanley Labs and Sara Peterson from the Ian Davis & Alex Rubinsteyn Labs.
GMB Curriculum Student Defense GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Riya Gohil, student of Jill Dowen. 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 Alison Motsinger-Reif, Chief, Biostatistics & Computational Biology Branch and Principal Investigator at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, on Friday, February 27, 2026. Dr. Motsinger-Reif’s talk title is “Gene Environment Interactions in the Personalized Environment and Genes Study”. Dr. Motsinger-Reif is hosted by Samir Kelada, Professor … Read more
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 Micah Hysong from the Laura Raffield Lab and Alejandro Gomez from the Hyejung Won Lab.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Jesse Raab, Assistant Professor of Genetics on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Chromatin remodeler regulation and liver cancer
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 Brandon Novy from the Konstantin Popov Lab and Omar Merhebi from the Jeremy Purvis Lab.
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Rajula Elango Alleva, Principal Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Dr. Alleva’s talk title is “DNA-Protein Crosslinks: Molecular Fate and Consequences for Human Health”. Dr. Alleva is hosted by Dale Ramsden, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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.
GMB Curriculum Student Defense GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Fred Koitz, student of Kacy Gordon. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
BCB Curriculum Student Defense Brooke Felsheim Student of Charles Perou Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 3:00pm G100 Bondurant Hall Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology emails. Contact … Read more
BCB Curriculum Student Defense Pradham Tanikella Student of Di Wu Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 10:00am G202 Medical Biomolecular Research Building Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology … Read more
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 Kit Cummins from the Brian Strahl Lab, Sam Ardery from the Melinda Yates and David Corcoran Labs, and Micah Hysong from the Laura Raffield Lab.
BCB Curriculum Student Defense Matthew Sutcliffe Student of Charles Perou Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3:00pm Pagano Room at Lineberger Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology emails. … Read more
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Priscila Santa Rosa, Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Jeff Sekelsky and Bob Duronio on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Histone Mutation Results in Mitotic Recombination at Hotspots in Pericentric Heterochromatin
BCB Curriculum Student Defense JP Flores Student of Doug Phanstiel Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 2:00pm 1131 Bioinformatics Building Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology emails. Contact … Read more
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 speaker is Grace Kenney from the Doug Phanstiel Lab.
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 Savannah Muron from the Erin Heinzen Lab, Deena Scoville from the Melinda Yates Lab, and Karla Troncoso from the Bob Duronio Lab.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Shawn T. O'Neil, Assistant Professor of Genetics, Assistant Director of Translational Informatics Education (in TISLab) on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Bioinformatics Toolsmithing: Engineering for Humans
GMB Curriculum Student Defense GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Chloe Whitworth, student of Bill Polacheck and Vicki Bautch. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.