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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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
Department of Genetics Publications for February 18th – March 2nd, 2024 March 3, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during February 18th – March 2nd 2024.
Kristy Lee Receives Research Core Award from Foundation Fighting Blindness 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 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 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 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
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