Eight Psychiatric Disorders Share the Same Genetic Causes, Study Says

January 23, 2025

Building off previous groundbreaking research, a new study identifies specific genetic variants that have significant impacts on brain development and are shared across eight different psychiatric disorders. Targeting these variants could pave the way for treatments that address multiple conditions at once.

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Department of Genetics Publications for January 5th – 18th, 2025

January 20, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during January 5th – 18th, 2025.

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Ahmed Lab Publishes in Aging Cell

January 17, 2025

The laboratory of Dr. Shawn Ahmed (Professor, Genetics and Biology) has published a paper in the 09 November 2024 issue of Aging Cell.

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Kelada Awarded New R01 from NIEHS

January 10, 2025

Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor, Genetics) received a new R01 grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for his project titled “Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptive respiratory responses to air pollution”.

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Department of Genetics Publications for December 22nd, 2024 – January 4th, 2025

January 6, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during December 22nd, 2024 – January 4th, 2025.

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Department of Genetics Publications for December 8th – 21st, 2024

December 23, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 8 papers during December 8th – 21st, 2024.

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Department of Genetics Publications for November 24th – December 7th, 2024

December 16, 2024

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during November 24th – December 7th, 2024.

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Thessen Publishes Genome-Phenome Association Study in Agronomy

December 9, 2024

Dr. Anne Thessen (Associate Professor, Genetics) was co-senior author of a paper titled “Post-GWAS Prioritization of Genome-Phenome Association in Sorghum” in the latest issue of Agronomy.

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UNC Scientists Discover New Details of Gene Regulation

December 5, 2024

A research team led by Daniel McKay, PhD, associate professor in the Departments of Biology and Genetics, has identified a key focal point in the biological processes that control cell identity and can lead to disease when mutated.

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32 Carolina faculty including Katie Hoadley and Jenny Ting from UNC Genetics named ‘highly cited researchers’

December 4, 2024

Clarivate’s 2024 international list of trailblazers among peers includes scholars in the Department of Genetics and from across the University.

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