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Blood Cell Consortium Publishes Back-to-Back Papers in Cell

Li_Raffield_Mohlke_Spracklen September 3, 2020

Drs. Yun Li, Laura Raffield, Cassandra Spracklen and Karen Mohlke are co-authors on two manuscripts in the 3 Sep 2020 issue of Cell.


Yuchao Jiang, PhD Awarded R35 Outstanding Investigator Grant from NIGMS

Yuchao Jiang, PhD September 3, 2020

Dr. Yuchao Jiang (Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Genetics) was awarded an R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his project titled “Statistical Methods for Bulk-Tissue and Single-Cell Multi-Omics Integration”.


Lisa Tarantino, PhD, Named Faculty Director of BBSP

Lisa Tarantino September 3, 2020

Dr. Lisa Tarantino (Associate Professor, Department of Genetics) has been named the Faculty Director of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program (BBSP), effective August 1, 2020.


Christopher W. Gregory, PhD Promoted to Research Professor

Christopher Gregory August 28, 2020

Dr. Christopher W. Gregory was promoted to Research Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2020.


MMRRC Awarded Administrative Supplement from NIH Office of the Director

Terry Magnuson, PhD August 28, 2020

Dr. Terry Magnuson, Vice Chancellor for Research and Kay M. and Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics was awarded an administrative supplement to the U42 Cooperative Agreement “A Carolina Center to Characterize and Maintain Mutant Mice”.


Mohlke Receives NIDDKD Grant to Study Type 2 Diabetes

Karen L. Mohlke, PhD August 27, 2020

Karen Mohlke, PhD, professor in the UNC Department of Genetics, is the contact PI for this five-year, $9.5 million multi-component research project co-op agreement (UM1) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD).


Department of Genetics Publications for Aug. 9-22, 2020

UNC Department of Genetics Logo August 24, 2020

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published four papers during Aug. 9-22, 2020.


Jenny Ting, PhD Named President of The American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

Jenny Ting August 18, 2020

Dr. Jenny Ting, William Rand Kenan Professor (Genetics), Professor (Microbiology and Immunology) and Director, Center for Translational Immunology at UNC Chapel Hill will serve as President of AAI for the 2020-2021 term.


COVID Testing Guidance

Coronovirus 2020 August 18, 2020

Important information regarding COVID testing at UNC.


Alexis Stutzman graduate student in Dowen and McKay labs founds #BlackInGeneticsWeek

BlackInGeneticsWeek August 18, 2020

This week, August 17-23, 2020, follow #BlackInGeneticsWeek on Twitter. Founded by Alexis Stutzman @stutzman_alexis GMB graduate student in Jill Dowen and Dan McKay labs.


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