Katherine Hoadley, PhD, Promoted to Associate Professor

April 5, 2024

Dr. Katherine (Katie) Hoadley has been promoted to Associate Professor with permanent tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective March 29, 2024. 

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Department of Genetics Publications for March 17th – 30th, 2024

March 31, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 7 papers during March 17th – 30th 2024.

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BCB and GMB Graduate Students Participate in March 2024 Shadow a Scientist Outreach Event

March 27, 2024

Multiple graduate students from the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology generously volunteered their time and expertise for a recent Shadow a Scientist Outreach outreach event on March 22, 2024.

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Dr. Laura Milko Awarded Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Pilot Grant from NC TraCS

March 26, 2024

Laura Milko, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was awarded a grant from the NC TraCS CTS Pilot Program.

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Dr. Jason Stein Awarded SBIR from Ramona Optics

March 22, 2024

Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award from Ramona Optics for his project titled “A parallelized imaging platform for accurate and efficient long-term assessment of organoid growth”. 

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Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Philip Spanheimer

March 22, 2024

Philip Spanheimer, MD has been appointed Assistant Professor (secondary) in the Department of Genetics, effective March 1, 2024. 

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Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Austin Hepperla

March 22, 2024

Austin Hepperla, PhD has been appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective February 1, 2024.

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Department of Genetics Publications for March 3rd – 16th, 2024

March 17, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during March 3rd – 16th 2024.

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Dr. Samir Kelada Interviewed at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

March 15, 2024

Samir Kelada, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics) was interviewed by Society of Toxicology TV during the SOT 63rd Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City.

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Shawn Ahmed, PhD, Awarded New R01 Grant from NIEHS

March 14, 2024

Dr. Shawn Ahmed (Professor, Genetics and Biology) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for his proposal titled “Telomere uncapping epigenetically reprograms a stress response and longevity pathway”. 

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