Department of Genetics Publications November 28th – December 11th, 2021

December 12, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during November 28th – December 11th, 2021.

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2021-2022 Creativity Hubs Finalists Announced

December 9, 2021

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research at UNC-Chapel Hill announced the six pre-proposal winning teams for this year’s Creativity Hubs seed funding competition. More than 20 of the researchers involved are from the UNC School of Medicine.

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Molecular aspects of ovarian and endometrial tumors mapped to the level of a single cell

December 9, 2021

For the first time, researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Assistant Professor of Genetics Hector Franco, PhD, have determined, cell-by-cell, the genetic and epigenetic state of ovarian and endometrial tumors.

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Breast cancer classified into 12 unique biological groups

December 9, 2021

Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Distinguished Professor of Genetics Charles Perou, PhD, have taken a major step forward in melding two key methods for studying breast cancer: one by genetic analysis and the second by looking at the architecture of cells, or their pathology.

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David Corcoran, PhD Appointed Assistant Professor

December 6, 2021

Dr. David Corcoran was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective November 1, 2021.

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Shannon Tsai, PhD Appointed Assistant Professor

December 6, 2021

Dr. Yihsuan (Shannon) Tsai was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective October 1, 2021.

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Department of Genetics Publications November 14th – 27th 2021

November 29, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 16 papers during November 14th – 27th 2021.

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Brea Hampton (GMB Graduate Student) Featured In “Taking a seat with Carolina’s researchers”

November 16, 2021

Brea Hampton, a Genetics and Molecular Biology graduate student and member of the Department of Genetics, in the labs of Dr. Mark Heise and Dr. Marty Ferris, has been featured in “Taking a seat with Carolina’s researchers”.

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Department of Genetics Publications October 31st – November 13th 2021

November 15, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during October 31st – November 13th 2021.   A multi-omic single-cell landscape of human gynecologic malignancies.  Regner MJ, Wisniewska K, Garcia-Recio S, Thennavan A, Mendez-Giraldez R, Malladi VS, Hawkins G, Parker JS, Perou CM, Bae-Jump VL, Franco HL. Mol … Read more

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Ellysa Vogt (GMB Graduate Student) Receives Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program Award from Burroughs Wellcome Fund

November 8, 2021

Ellysa Vogt is a graduate student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) curriculum and a member of the Amy Gladfelter laboratory, where she studies the structural and functional plasticity of the septin cytoskeleton in an extremophile black yeast.

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