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Dr. Margarita Dzama Receives ACS Postdoctoral Fellowship

Margartia Dzama November 1, 2024

Margarita Dzama, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Jesse Raab, has been awarded a Fellowship grant from the American Cancer Society, for her project titled “Identification of Epigenetic Therapies for Liver Cancer”. 



Researchers help decode risk for psychiatric disorders

Jason Stein October 23, 2024

Jason Stein’s lab in the UNC School of Medicine created a model to identify genetic variants linked to mental illness.



Department of Genetics Publications for September 29th – October 12th, 2024

UNC Department of Genetics Logo October 17, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during September 29th – October 12th, 2024.



Kimberly Foss, MS, CGC, Promoted to Associate Professor

Kimberly Foss October 15, 2024

Ms. Kimberly Foss has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics.



Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Andrea Horimoto

Andrea_Horimoto October 15, 2024

Andrea Horimoto, PhD has joined the Department of Genetics as an Assistant Professor.



Department of Genetics Welcomes New Joint and Secondary Faculty Members

StanleyGuitivanoMealer October 15, 2024

Drs. Natalie Stanley (secondary), Jerry Guintivano (secondary), and Robbie Mealer (joint) have joined the Department of Genetics.



Department of Genetics Publications for September 15th – 28th, 2024

UNC Department of Genetics Logo October 14, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 22 papers during September 15th – 28th, 2024.



Department of Genetics Scientific Retreat – Fall 2024

2024 Retreat Group Photo October 7, 2024

The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) held a scientific retreat on September 29-October 1, 2024, at Myrtle Beach, SC.



Jason Stein Awarded New U01 Grant from NIA

Jason Stein, PhD September 27, 2024

Dr. Jason Stein (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) was awarded a new U01 grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) for his project titled “AD GxE: in vivo and in vitro modeling of gene x environment interactions”. 



NCATS OT2 Grant Transferred to Dr. Matthew Brush in UNC Genetics

Matthew Brush September 17, 2024

Matthew Brush, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) is the contact PI for a recently transferred Other Transaction (OT) award from National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).



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