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Kristy Lee Receives Research Core Award from Foundation Fighting Blindness

Kristy Lee February 23, 2024

Kristy Lee, MS, CGC (Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a Research Core Award from Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc.


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

UNC Department of Genetics Logo February 19, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during February 4th – 17th 2024.


First came love, then came science

Cindy-Bulik-and-Patrick-Sullivan February 15, 2024

Cynthia Bulik and Patrick Sullivan have created a life full of adventure and research spanning decades, continents, and disciplines.


The Path of Escape: How Breast Tumor Cells Avoid Common Cancer Therapy

Jeremy Purvis UNC Genetics February 15, 2024

An interdisciplinary team of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers from computational medicine, genetics, biostatistics, and surgery investigated how cell cycle flexibility allows tumor cells to escape the effect of anti-cancer drugs that target cell division. UNC Lineberger members Jeremy Purvis, PhD, professor of genetics, and Phillip Spanheimer, MD, assistant professor of surgery, … Read more


Drs. Terry Furey and Shehzad Sheikh Awarded New R01 Grant from NIDDK

Shehzad Sheikh and Terry Furey February 15, 2024

Terry Furey, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Biology) and Shehzad Sheikh, MD, PhD (Professor, Medicine and Genetics) were awarded a new R01 grant from NIDDK titled “Multi-omic characterization of genetic variants in IBD risk loci”.


Department of Genetics Publications for January 21st – February 3rd 2024

UNC Department of Genetics Logo February 5, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during January 21st – February 3rd 2024.


Dr. Alexander Rubinsteyn Awarded New Grant from RCRF

Alex Rubinsteyn, PhD January 25, 2024

Alexander Rubinsteyn, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded a grant from the Rare Cancer Research Foundation (RCRF) for his project titled “Neoantigen identification from long-read sequencing”.


Dr. Jeremy Purvis Awarded New R01 Grant from NCI

Jeremy Purvis UNC Genetics January 25, 2024

Jeremy Purvis, PhD (Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a new R01 grant for his project titled “Cell cycle paths as a framework for understanding drug resistance in tumor cell subpopulations” from the National Cancer Institute.


Dr. Jason Stein Awarded NCBC “Flash Grant”

Jason Stein January 25, 2024

Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded a “Flash Grant” from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for his project titled “HotPockets: Novel devices for non-destructive, long-term electrophysiological recording and stimulation of entire human brain organoids”.


Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena Renews Service Agreement with Neogen Corporation

Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena January 25, 2024

Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena (Professor and Chair, Department of Genetics) has renewed a long-standing service agreement with Neogen Corporation.


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