Scientists Reveal Genetic Architecture Underlying Alcohol, Cigarette Abuse

July 25, 2022

UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Hyejung Won, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics, used a new kind of computational tool to parse the complicated genetics that put some people at higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol, cigarettes, and likely other substances of abuse.

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Department of Genetics Publications for July 3rd – 16th, 2022

July 18, 2022

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during July 3rd – 16th, 2022.

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Genetics Faculty Awarded Creativity Hub from UNC VCR’s Office

July 14, 2022

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research announced that AIxB: Building a collaborative ecosystem for innovation in Artificial Intelligence and the Biological Sciences is the winner of this year’s Creativity Hub Award.  Faculty from Genetics include Dr. Corbin Jones (PI, Professor, Biology and Genetics), Dr. Piotr Mieczkowski (co-I, Professor, … Read more

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Whitmire and Lemon Labs Discover Key to Hepatitis A Replication, Show Drug Effectiveness

July 8, 2022

The laboratory of Dr. Jason Whitmire (Professor, Department of Genetics) collaborated with the laboratory of Dr. Stan Lemon (Professor, Department of Medicine) to publish the first study to demonstrate an effective drug treatment against hepatitis A virus in an animal model of disease. Dr. Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for June 19th – July 2nd, 2022

July 5, 2022

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during June 19th – July 2nd, 2022.

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Jeremy Simon, PhD Promoted to Associate Professor

June 21, 2022

Dr. Jeremy Simon was promoted to Associate Professor, effective March 1, 2022.

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Department of Genetics Publications for June 5th – 18th, 2022

June 19, 2022

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 16 papers during June 5th – 18th, 2022.

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Department of Genetics Publications May 22nd – June 4th, 2022

June 6, 2022

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during May 22nd – June 4th, 2022.

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In Memory of Sarah Cates

May 27, 2022

We are saddened to relay that Sarah Cates, 51, died peacefully in her sleep in her childhood home in Oak Ridge, TN on May 20, 2022.

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UNC-Chapel Hill receives $65M from NIH for antiviral drug development center

May 27, 2022

The new center will develop antivirals that could combat future pandemic-level viruses

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