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Samir Kelada, PhD Awarded R21 Grant from NIAID

Samir Kelada, PhD, MPH May 19, 2021

Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a new R21 grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for his project titled “A New Mouse Model of Severe Asthma”.


GMB Student Emma Hinkle Publishes Equity Article on GSA Blog

Emma Hinkle May 17, 2021

Emma Hinkle, 4th year PhD candidate and NIH Predoctoral Fellow (Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Giudice lab) published an article titled “Three ways that the field of genetics can be more equitable” on the Genes to Genomes blog sponsored by the Genetics Society of America (GSA).


Yun Li, PhD Publishes Paper in Nature Communications

Yun Li, PhD May 17, 2021

Dr. Yun Li (Professor, Department of Genetics) is a co-corresponding author with Dr. Hongtu Zu (Professor, Department of Biostatistics) of the paper titled “Transcriptome-wide association analysis of brain structures yields insights into pleiotropy with complex neuropsychiatric traits” that was published on May 17, 2021 in Nature Communications.


Department of Genetics Publications for May 2-15, 2021

UNC Department of Genetics Logo May 17, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twelve papers during May 2-15, 2021.


With $8-million Grant, Researchers Aim to Better Understand Disease Mechanisms of Schizophrenia

SullivanLiLoveGiustiRodriguez May 10, 2021

Researchers from the Duke Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, UNC’s Department of Genetics, and Yale University have teamed up to narrow down areas of the genome previously marked relevant to schizophrenia risk.


Hyejung Won, PhD Awarded NC TraCS Pilot Grant

Hyejung Won, PhD May 4, 2021

Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a one-year pilot grant from NC TraCS for her project titled “Chromosomal Disorganization in Down Syndrome”. 


Department of Genetics Publications for April 18 – May 1, 2021

UNC Department of Genetics Logo May 2, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published thirteen papers during April 18 – May 1, 2021.


Drs. Hoadley and Troester Awarded New R01 from NCI

Katherine Hoadley April 23, 2021

Dr. Katherine Hoadley (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) is the PI of a new R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) titled “P53, DNA repair imbalance, and immune response in breast cancer mortality disparities” (Dr. Melissa Troester, Lead PI).


Department of Genetics Publications for April 4-17, 2021

UNC Department of Genetics Logo April 19, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fifteen papers during April 4-17, 2021.   Targeting Chikungunya Virus Replication by Benzoannulene Inhibitors.  Ahmed SK, Haese NN, Cowan JT, Pathak V, Moukha-Chafiq O, Smith VJ, Rodzinak KJ, Ahmad F, Zhang S, Bonin KM, Streblow AD, Streblow CE, Kreklywich CN, Morrison … Read more


Dr. Patrick Sullivan Awarded New R01 from NIMH

Patrick Sullivan April 16, 2021

Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP (Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Psychiatry) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) as part of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC) titled “Discovery and Impact”.


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