UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Andrew Hinton Recipient of the 2019 Gilliam Fellowship

June 12, 2019

UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Andrew Hinton in the labs of Peter Mucha and Wesley Burkes has been awarded a 2019 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Shelsa Marcel Recipient of the 2019 Gilliam Fellowship

June 7, 2019

UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Shelsa Marcel in the labs of Ian Davis and Joel Parker has been awarded a 2019 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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Department of Genetics Publications for May 19 – June 1, 2019

June 3, 2019

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published six papers during May 19 – June 1, 2019.

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Jenny Ting, PhD, Elected Vice President of The American Association of Immunologists

May 31, 2019

Dr. Jenny Ting, William Kenan Professor of Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology has been elected to serve as Vice President of The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) for the 2019-2020 term.

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Department of Genetics Publications from May 5-18, 2019

May 20, 2019

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published five papers during May 5-18, 2019.

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Perou recognized as a ‘Giant of Cancer’

May 10, 2019

OncLive has named UNC Department of Genetics Professor and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Charles M. Perou, PhD, as a 2019 Giant of Cancer Care.

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Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD, Chosen as Recipient of Vitamin D Workshop Young Investigator Award

May 8, 2019

Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (Assistant Professor) has been named the recipient of the Young Investigator Award by the organizers of the 22nd Vitamin D Workshop, to be held in New York City on May 29-June 1, 2019.

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Department of Genetics Publications from April 21-May 4, 2019

May 6, 2019

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fourteen papers during April 21-May 4, 2019.

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Department of Genetics Publications for April 7-20, 2019

April 22, 2019

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published two papers during April 7-20, 2019.

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Celebrating Funding Success for Early Stage Faculty

April 18, 2019

Over the past six months, multiple Assistant Professors in the department have been awarded grants to enable exploration of new fields of research and to support expansion of their programs.

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