Powell Named NC Pediatric Society 2024 Pediatric Excellence Awardee

August 22, 2024

Cynthia M. Powell, MD, MS, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, in the Division of Genetics and Metabolism, and Genetics received the Outstanding Academic Service Award in recognition of her groundbreaking work in genetics and newborn screening as well as her trusted partnership with pediatricians across North Carolina.

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Dr. Melissa Haendel’s NHGRI RM1 Grant Transferred to UNC Department of Genetics

August 21, 2024

Melissa Haendel, PhD, FACMI (Distinguished Professor, Genetics) is the contact PI for the recently transferred RM1 grant from NHGRI titled “A phenomics-first resource for interpretation of variants”.

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Dr. Sabrina Toro Awarded New R24 Grant from NIEHS

August 21, 2024

Sabrina Toro, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been awarded an R24 from NIEHS for her project titled “Advancing a community-led zebrafish toxicology phenotype atlas”.

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Dr. Courtney Thaxton Promoted to Associate Professor

August 19, 2024

Courtney Thaxton, PhD was promoted to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2024. 

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Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Daiwei (David) Zhang

August 19, 2024

Welcome to Daiwei (David) Zhang, PhD. Dr. Zhang has been appointed as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Biostatistics, with a joint appointment in the Department of Genetics.

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Department of Genetics Publications for August 4th – 17th, 2024

August 19, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 8 papers during August 4th – 17th 2024.

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Researchers Highlight the Genetic Complexity of Schizophrenia

August 13, 2024

A new review article written by Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics, outlines the genetic foundations for schizophrenia.

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Department of Genetics Publications for July 21st – August 3rd, 2024

August 5, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during July 21st – August 3rd 2024.

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Dr. Jim Crowley Awarded Focus Grant from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

August 2, 2024

Jim Crowley, PhD (Professor, Genetics) has received a collaborative grant with the Karolinska Institutet, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for the project titled “Saving lives: Constructing a nationwide cohort with multimodal data to improve precision in prediction and prevention of suicide”. 

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UNC virologist and Professor of Genetics raises awareness of potential bird flu infections after rise in cases in Colorado

July 30, 2024

Since 2022, 14 cases of bird flu in humans have been reported in the United States. Since April 1, four people have contracted the virus after exposure to dairy cows, while 10 cases since April 28, 2022, came after exposure to poultry. Colorado has 10 cases in total.

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