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UNC Genetics, GMB, and BCB Faculty and Students Recognized at 2023 UNC Graduate School Celebration

UNC Grad School Event April 17, 2023

The UNC Department of Genetics, Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology congratulate our students and faculty who were recognized at the 2023 UNC Graduate School Annual Celebration of Graduate Student Achievements on Wednesday, April 12, 2023!


Dr. Yun Li Awarded New R01 from NIA

Yun Li, PhD April 14, 2023

Dr. Yun Li (Professor, Genetics, Biostatistics and Computer Science) has received a new R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for her proposal titled “Study of selective cell and system vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease”. 


Hyejung Won, PhD Receives Simons Foundation Award

Hyejung Won April 14, 2023

Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Genetics) received a three-year grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2022 Program:  Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Biological Convergence and Genetic Therapies.


Department of Genetics Publications for March 26th – April 8th, 2023

UNC Department of Genetics Logo April 10, 2023

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during March 26th – April 8th, 2023.


Dr. Jeff Sekelsky Receives 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student and Academic Program Support

Jeff Sekelsky April 6, 2023

Jeff Sekelsky, PhD (Professor of Biology and Genetics) has been awarded the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student and Academic Program Support from the UNC Graduate School. 


Sheikh and Furey Awarded New R01 from NIDDK

Shehzad Sheikh and Terry Furey April 5, 2023

Shezhad Sheikh, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Medicine and Genetics) and Terry Furey, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Biology) received a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for their project titled “High throughput functional studies of IBD-associated GWAS variants”.


Dr. Jason Stein Awarded New R01 from NIMH

Jason Stein April 4, 2023

Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) for his project titled “IBIS-iPSC: Organoid remodeling of cortical surface area hyperexpansion in autism spectrum disorder”.


NCI awards Earp, Pylayeva-Gupta five-year, $2.69 million pancreatic cancer research grant

March 28, 2023

The National Cancer Institute has awarded UNC Lineberger’s Shelley Earp, MD, and Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, a five-year, $2.69 million R01 research project grant to investigate approaches to overcome barriers to pancreatic cancer immunotherapies. Their objective is to understand resistance to modern immunotherapy and to design more effective combination therapies.


Genetics Hosts Wake Tech Community College (WTCC) START Program Students

Sam Wolff March 27, 2023

On March 24, the department hosted a group of eight students who participate in the WTCC STEM Academic and Research Training (START) Program. 


Keriayn Smith Earns NSF Grant to Study “Dark Matter” of the Genome

Keriayn Smith, PhD March 27, 2023

Keriayn Smith, PhD, receives $665,786 over the course of four years to research non-coding RNA in yeast, mammalian cells, and more.


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