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Kedziora Receives Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Grant

Kasia Kedziora 2020 December 3, 2020

Katarzyna Kedziora, PhD, postdoctoral researcher in the UNC Department of Genetics, received a $740,000 Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) grant to support increased collaboration and innovations in imaging technology research.


Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Adriana Beltran

Adriana Beltran December 1, 2020

Adriana Beltran, PhD has been appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective December 1, 2020.


Department of Genetics Publications for Nov. 15-28, 2020

UNC Department of Genetics November 30, 2020

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during November 15-28, 2020.


Genetics Faculty Members Hoadley, Mieczkowski, Parker, Perou, Sullivan and Ting Named to Clarivate’s 2020 List of Highly Cited Researchers

Highly Cited Genetics Faculty November 20, 2020

Drs. Katie Hoadley (Assistant Professor), Piotr Mieczkowski (Associate Professor), Joel Parker (Associate Professor), Chuck Perou (Professor), Patrick Sullivan (Professor) and Jenny Ting (Professor) have been recognized as 2020 Highly Cited Researchers.


Department of Genetics Publications for November 1-14, 2020

UNC Department of Genetics November 16, 2020

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during November 1-14, 2020.


GENETICS Editors Highlight Paper by Crouse, Kelada and Valdar in December 2020 Issue

Crouse Kelada Valdar November 16, 2020

Drs. Wesley Crouse, Samir Kelada and Will Valdar (UNC Department of Genetics) published the manuscript “Inferring the Allelic Series at QTL in Multiparental Populations” in the October 20, 2020 edition of the journal GENETICS.  This paper will be featured as an issue highlight in the December 2020 edition of the … Read more


UNC Researchers Lead International Consortium to Improve Understanding of Genetics of Mouse Models

MiniMUGA November 6, 2020

An international consortium led by UNC Departments of Genetics and Computer Science published a manuscript on the development and testing of a new tool to enhance the value of the laboratory mouse in biomedical research.


Microbes in the gut could be protective against hazardous radiation exposure

Jenny Ting November 3, 2020

A new study by scientists at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues published Oct. 30, 2020, in Science, showed that mice exposed to potentially lethal levels of total body radiation were protected from radiation damage if they had specific types of bacteria in their gut.


Department of Genetics Publications for October 11-31, 2020

UNC Department of Genetics November 2, 2020

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during October 11-31, 2020.     Survival, Pathologic Response, and Genomics in CALGB 40601 (Alliance), a Neoadjuvant Phase III Trial of Paclitaxel-Trastuzumab With or Without Lapatinib in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.  Fernandez-Martinez A, Krop IE, Hillman DW, Polley MY, Parker … Read more


NHGRI Publishes Strategic Vision “The Forefront of Genomics”

Forefront of Genomics October 29, 2020

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has published “Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics” in the latest issue of Nature. 


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