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News
Dr. Karen Mohlke Awarded R01 Competitive Renewal from NIDDK
May 13, 2024
Karen Mohlke, PhD (Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded a R01 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
Dr. Jin Szatkiewicz Awarded New R01 from NIMH
May 13, 2024
Jin Szatkiewicz, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded a four-year R01 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for her project titled “Integrating developmental and genomic approaches to identify early trajectories of eating and internalizing disorder symptoms”.
Department of Genetics Publications for April 28th – May 11th, 2024
May 13, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during April 28th – May 11th 2024.
Haendel Lab Publishes Postpartum Depression Paper
May 3, 2024
A new paper from the laboratory of Dr. Melissa Haendel was published in JMIR MHealth UHealth.
Inside AJHG: A Chat with Yun Li and Quan Sun
May 3, 2024
Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper.
Department of Genetics Publications for April 14th – 27th, 2024
April 29, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during April 14th – 27th 2024.
Department of Genetics Publications for March 31st – April 13th, 2024
April 15, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during March 31st – April 13th 2024.
Bev Koller, PhD, Promoted to Professor
April 15, 2024
Dr. Bev Koller has been promoted to Professor with permanent tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective March 29, 2024.
Dr. Qingyun Liu Publishes in Nature Communications
April 11, 2024
Qingyun Liu, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has published a paper in Nature Communications titled “Genetically encoded transcriptional plasticity underlies stress adaptation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis”.
Haendel to join UNC Genetics, Pediatrics, Data Science & Society to Advance Precision Medicine in NC
April 11, 2024
Melissa Haendel, PhD, and her lab of 25-plus members will join UNC-Chapel Hill to focus on early diagnosis of childhood diseases and significantly improve quality of life outcomes.
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