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NIH award leads to deeper study of brain malformations

Heinzen 2023 July 15, 2024

Erin Heinzen, Pharm.D., Ph.D. How seizures, epilepsy and other brain malformations develop from genetic variants is not fully understood, but a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) award will pave the way toward understanding the cause and potentially lead to new therapies.   New (non-inherited) genetic variants can arise as cells … Read more


Department of Genetics Publications for June 23rd – July 6th, 2024

UNC Department of Genetics Logo July 7, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 23rd – July 6th 2024.


Dr. Parul Johri Named Early-Career Excellence Award Winner by SMBE

Parul Johri June 24, 2024

Parul Johri, PhD (Assistant Professor, Biology and Genetics) won the 2024 Early-Career Excellence Award from the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution.


Department of Genetics Publications for June 9th – 22nd, 2024

UNC Department of Genetics Logo June 24, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 9th – 22nd 2024.


UNC Genetics, Pharmacology, BCB, and GMB Team Up With the UNC Office of Rural Initiatives for “Camp Med”

Camp Med Panel 2024 June 23, 2024

The UNC Department of Genetics joined together with the Department of Pharmacology, the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB), the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB), and the UNC Office of Rural Initiatives to participate in a day of community outreach with “Camp Med”.


Research at its core

UNC Research June 21, 2024

UNC Research Core Facilities are shared services that enhance and expand the collaborative capabilities of Carolina’s research enterprise.


Pioneering studies show promise in sequencing a baby’s genome at birth

Jonathan Berg and Laura Milko June 21, 2024

This article originally appeared in the Washington Post and Yahoo News.


Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD) Grant Transferred to UNC Department of Genetics

Melissa Haendel June 18, 2024

The NIH Office of the Director-funded grant “Iron-CLAD: securely advancing All of Us participant characterization with proven platforms and collaborations” (Dr. Melissa Haendel, PI) has been transferred to UNC Genetics.


Mieczkowski Awarded NCBC-IIG Equipment Grant

Piotr Mieczkowski June 18, 2024

Dr. Piotr Mieczkowski (Professor, Genetics) was awarded an equipment grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) for his proposal titled “Enhancing the High Throughput Sequencing Facility at UNC: Upgrading from Fluent 1080 to Tecan DreamPrep NGS Workstation for Improved Capability”.


Department of Genetics Publications for May 12th – June 8th, 2024

UNC Department of Genetics Logo June 10, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 23 papers during May 12th – June 8th 2024.


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