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Rachel Dumez (GMB Graduate Student) Wins People’s Choice Award at Three Minute Thesis Competition

Rachel Dumez October 12, 2022

Rachel DuMez, a graduate student in the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, won the Peoples’ Choice Award for her research of the health benefits of popular style of drink known as kombucha.


Department of Genetics Publications for September 25th – October 8th, 2022

UNC Department of Genetics Logo October 10, 2022

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during September 25th – October 8th, 2022.


Rachel DuMez (GMB) and Ellen Risemberg (BCB) selected top ten for Three Minute Thesis

Rachel Dumez and Ellen Risemberg October 6, 2022

Congratulation to Rachel DuMez, Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student, and Ellen Risemberg, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student, who were both selected in the top ten for Three Minute Thesis!


Hyejung Won, PhD Receives Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine

Hyejung Won October 6, 2022

Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was selected as the recipient of a Jefferson-Pilot Fellowship in Academic Medicine, which recognizes exceptional junior faculty in the UNC School of Medicine.


Dr. Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta Awarded 2022 Hettleman Prize

Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD October 5, 2022

Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prize for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement, recognizing her groundbreaking and innovate research and future career promise.


Yun Li’s Lab Publishes New Paper in AJHG

Yun Li and Quan Sun October 5, 2022

Dr. Yun Li’s laboratory has published a new manuscript titled “MagicalRsq: Machine-learning-based genotype imputation quality calibration” in the American Journal of Human Genetics. 


Dr. Piotr Mieczkowski Promoted to Professor

Piotr Mieczkowski September 27, 2022

Piotr Mieczkowski, PhD has been promoted to Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective August 2022.


Jeremy Wang, PhD Awarded Genetics Faculty Research Support “Pivot” Grant

Jeremy Wang September 26, 2022

Dr. Jeremy Wang (Assistant Professor) was awarded a Faculty Research Support “Pivot” Grant from the Department of Genetics for his project focused on demonstrating efficient whole-genome Nanopore sequencing and assembly of Monkeypox virus (MPXV) genomes from clinical samples testing positive at UNC Medical Center’s Clinical Molecular Microbiology Lab (directed by … Read more


Department of Genetics Publications for September 11th – 24th, 2022

UNC Department of Genetics Logo September 26, 2022

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during September 11th – 24th, 2022.


Drs. Jenny Ting and Bev Koller Awarded New R01 from NIAID

Jenny Ting and Bev Koller September 20, 2022

Jenny Ting, PhD (Distinguished Professor) and Bev Koller, PhD (Associate Professor) received a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for their project titled “Role and mitigation of inflammasomes and inflammation during COVID-19”.


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