Abdalla Alkhawaja and Dr. Kevin Currin are co-first authors on a newly published manuscript in the American Journal of Human Genetics

December 11, 2025

Abdalla Alkhawaja (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Karen Mohlke and Terry Furey, UNC Genetics) and Dr. Kevin Currin are co-first authors on a newly published manuscript in the American Journal of Human Genetics.

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Dr. Jenny Ting Named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate

December 2, 2025

29 Carolina faculty named ‘highly cited researchers’ including Dr. Jenny Ting, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology.

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Lynch Promoted to Associate Professor

December 1, 2025

Dr. Rachel Lynch has been promoted to Associate Professor, effective December 1, 2025.

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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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