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Dr. Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena featured in an interview with NIEHS Director on the importance of genetic diversity in experimental design

Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena August 4, 2021

Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Genetics, was recently interviewed by the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Toxicology Program, Dr. Rick Woychik.


Jason Stein, PhD and Hyejung Won, PhD Awarded U01 Grant from NIMH

Jason Stein and Hyejung Won July 30, 2021

Drs. Jason Stein (Assistant Professor) and Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor) have been awarded an U01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) for their project titled “Discovery and validation of genetic variation impacting the gene regulatory landscape during human cortical development”.


Department of Genetics Publications for July 11th – July 24th, 2021

UNC Department of Genetics Logo July 24, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during July 11th – July 24th, 2021.


Nancy Sey, Graduate Student in Hyejung Won’s Lab, Named HHMI Gilliam Fellow

Nancy Sey July 22, 2021

We are excited to announce that Nancy Sey, who works in Dr. Hyejung Won’s lab and is co-mentored by Dr. Joyce Besheer, was selected as a 2021 HHMI Gilliam Fellow.


Department of Genetics Publications for June 27 – July 10, 2021

UNC Department of Genetics Logo July 12, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during June 27 – July 10, 2021.


Adriana Beltran and Human Pluripotent Cell Core contribute to findings published in Nature Genetics

Adriana Beltran Damaris Lorenzo HPCC Nature Genetics July 2, 2021

A research team led by Dr. Damaris Lorenzo, Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and member of the Neuroscience Center, discovered a new neurodevelopmental syndrome that is caused by pathogenic variants in the SPTBN1 gene which encodes neuronal βII-spectrin.


Adriana Beltran, PhD Promoted to Associate Professor

Adriana Beltran July 1, 2021

Dr. Adriana Beltran has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2021.


Jason Whitmire, PhD Promoted to Full Professor

Jason Whitmire July 1, 2021

Dr. Jason Whitmire has been promoted to Full Professor, effective July 1, 2021.


Lisa Tarantino, PhD Promoted to Full Professor

Lisa Tarantino July 1, 2021

Dr. Lisa Tarantino has been promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2021.


Department of Genetics Publications for June 13-26, 2021

UNC Department of Genetics Logo June 28, 2021

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twenty one papers during June 13-26, 2021.


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