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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.


NIH All of Us Research Program Seeks Input on Next Phase of Data Linkages Curated through CLAD

All Of Us June 6, 2024

The Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD), led by Dr. Melissa Haendel (Distinguished Professor, Genetics) “expands the types and research utility of program data available to researchers through passive data streams.” 


Dr. Laura Raffield Receives New U01 Grant from the National Institute on Aging

Laura Raffield June 3, 2024

Laura Raffield, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a new U01 grant from NIA for her project titled “Proteomic biomarkers of incident cognitive impairment in Black and White adults”.


Dr. Jim Crowley Receives New R13 Conference Grant from NIMH

James Crowley June 3, 2024

Jim Crowley, PhD (Professor, Genetics) was awarded an R13 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to fund student, postdoc, and junior faculty attendance to the Annual Latin American Congress on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 


Dr. Erin Heinzen Receives New Grant from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Heinzen 2023 June 3, 2024

Erin Heinzen, PharmD, PhD (Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Genetics) was awarded a new R21 grant from NINDS for her project titled “Genotype-informed single-cell transcriptomic profiling of mosaic brain tissue”.


Dr. Jenny Ting Receives New Grant from National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Jenny Ting June 3, 2024

Jenny Ting, PhD (Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Microbiology and Immunology) was awarded a new grant from the NMSS for her project titled “Investigating a novel beneficial gut microbe for potential MS therapy”.


NIGMS Diversity Supplement Awarded to Jackie Brinkman

Jackie Brinkman June 3, 2024

A new supplement to the NIGMS R35 grant  “Mechanisms of SWI/SNF complex assembly and function”  (Dr. Jesse Raab, PI) has been awarded to Jackie Brinkman, BS.


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