Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena to Deliver 42nd Annual Jim McGinnis Memorial Lecture at Duke University

April 28, 2023

Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena to Deliver 42nd Annual Jim McGinnis Memorial Lecture at Duke University on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 3pm in Duke’s Bryan Research Building.

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Mammalian Evolution Provides Hints for Understanding the Origins of Human Disease

April 27, 2023

UNC School of Medicine’s Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, and a team of scientists in the Psychiatric Genetic Consortium have created a new manual researchers can use to learn more about the origins of human diseases with high genetic risk.

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Perou elected as fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy

April 26, 2023

The American Association for Cancer Research has elected UNC Lineberger’s Charles M. Perou, PhD, as a fellow to the AACR Academy.

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Department of Genetics Publications for April 9th – 22nd, 2023

April 23, 2023

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 15 papers during April 9th – 22nd, 2023.

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

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!

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Dr. Yun Li Awarded New R01 from NIA

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”. 

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Hyejung Won, PhD Receives Simons Foundation Award

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.

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

April 10, 2023

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

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

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. 

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Sheikh and Furey Awarded New R01 from NIDDK

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”.

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