Department of Genetics Publications for July 21st – August 3rd, 2024

August 5, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during July 21st – August 3rd 2024.

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Dr. Jim Crowley Awarded Focus Grant from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

August 2, 2024

Jim Crowley, PhD (Professor, Genetics) has received a collaborative grant with the Karolinska Institutet, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for the project titled “Saving lives: Constructing a nationwide cohort with multimodal data to improve precision in prediction and prevention of suicide”. 

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UNC virologist and Professor of Genetics raises awareness of potential bird flu infections after rise in cases in Colorado

July 30, 2024

Since 2022, 14 cases of bird flu in humans have been reported in the United States. Since April 1, four people have contracted the virus after exposure to dairy cows, while 10 cases since April 28, 2022, came after exposure to poultry. Colorado has 10 cases in total.

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Lisa Tarantino appointed as new Assistant Dean for Research at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

July 26, 2024

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has appointed its new Assistant Dean for Research. Lisa Tarantino, Ph.D., will join the School and its research enterprise on July 1.

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UNC-Chapel Hill research funding hits new milestone at $1.21B

July 26, 2024

Investment in Carolina’s research enterprise grew in FY24, with significant increases in funding from private organizations and federal agencies. The numbers are in and research at Carolina continues to grow. This is the fifth year in a row that research awards have topped $1 billion, facilitating research projects and experiments … Read more

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Study Reveals “Cell Death Cascade” in Airway Cells Infected with SARS-CoV-2

July 26, 2024

Researchers in the lab of Jenny Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics and professor of microbiology and immunology, have made numerous findings about how cell death from SARS-CoV-2 infection may directly influence disease progression.

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Genetics postdoctoral fellow Katherine Barnett awarded National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

July 25, 2024

Dr. Barnett is the recipient of a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NIAID. Her project is entitled “Regulation of Pathologic Inflammasome Responses to SARS-CoV-2.” This award is for promising postdoctoral scientists to transition to independent, tenure-track faculty positions. This award will support the end of Dr. Barnett’s mentored … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for July 7th – 20th, 2024

July 24, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 16 papers during July 7th – 20th 2024.

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NIH award leads to deeper study of brain malformations

July 15, 2024

Erin Heinzen, Pharm.D., Ph.D. How seizures, epilepsy and other brain malformations develop from genetic variants is not fully understood, but a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) award will pave the way toward understanding the cause and potentially lead to new therapies.   New (non-inherited) genetic variants can arise as cells … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for June 23rd – July 6th, 2024

July 7, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 23rd – July 6th 2024.

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