Heinzen Promoted to Professor

November 25, 2025

Dr. Erin Heinzen was promoted to Professor with tenure in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics and the Department of Genetics, effective November 14, 2025.

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Kelada Promoted to Professor

November 20, 2025

Dr. Samir Kelada has been promoted to Full Professor with tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective November 14, 2025.

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Jenny Ting Named 2026 Mark Brothers Award Recipient

November 19, 2025

Jenny Ting, PhD, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Genetics The Indiana University School of Medicine has named Jenny Ting, PhD, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Genetics, the recipient of the 2026 Mark Brothers Award. This honor recognizes an internationally renowned scientist of Asian descent for exceptional … Read more

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Department of Genetics Scientific Retreat – Fall 2025

November 17, 2025

The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB), and the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) held a scientific retreat on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at UNC’s Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Xihao Li and Yiyan Zhang Publish Paper in The American Journal of Human Genetics

November 7, 2025

Dr. Xihao Li (Assistant Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics) and Yiyan Zhang (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the lab of Yun Li, UNC Genetics) are authors on a newly published manuscript titled “A scalable framework for identifying allelic series from summary statistics”.

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UNC’s WinSPIRE Awarded the 2025 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student STEM Enrichment Program Grant

November 7, 2025

UNC’s WinSPIRE organization was awarded the 2025 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student STEM Enrichment Program grant.

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Department of Genetics Publications for October 2025

November 5, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 40 papers in October 2025.

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Department of Genetics Hosts Wake Tech Community College (WTCC) Stem Academic and Research Training (START) Program Students

October 29, 2025

On October 24, 2025, the Department of Genetics hosted a group of 10 students from Wake Tech Community College (WTCC) who are part of the Stem Academic and Research Training (START) program.

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BCB and GMB Graduate Students Participate in the UNC Inaugural Graduate Research Symposium

October 27, 2025

Multiple Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Students were selected from overwhelming interest to participate in the UNC Chapel Hill Inaugural Graduate Research Symposium on Thursday, October 23.

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Toro and Haendel Publish Mondo Paper in GENETICS

October 20, 2025

Drs. Sabrina Toro (Assistant Professor) and Melissa Haendel (Distinguished Professor) are the corresponding and senior authors, respectively, on a newly published manuscript titled “Mondo: Integrating disease terminologies across communities”.

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