Beltran Receives Mid-Career Genetics Faculty Research Fund Award

August 22, 2025

The Chair’s Mid-Career Genetics Faculty Research Fund was established in the department of genetics as a non-endowed program fund in the UNC Health Foundation by a donor based on their belief that cutting-edge fundamental research relies on the creativity and ingenuity of scientists and their willingness to challenge long-held assumptions. … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for June 29th – August 2nd, 2025

August 8, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 39 papers during June 29th – August 2nd 2025.

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Won Awarded 2025 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award

July 18, 2025

Hyejung Won (Associate Professor of Genetics) Awarded 2025 Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award.

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Goldstein Promoted to Associate Professor

July 7, 2025

Dr. Jennifer Goldstein has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2025.

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Melissa Haendel (Professor of Genetics; School of Data Science and Society) Appears on “The Genetics Podcast”

July 3, 2025

Dr. Melissa Haendel (Professor of Genetics; School of Data Science and Society) participated in a July 2025 episode of “The Genetics Podcast” with host Dr. Patrick Short.

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Department of Genetics Publications for June 1st – 28th, 2025

July 1, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers during June 1st – 28th 2025.

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UNC GeNe Families including BCB and GMB Graduate Students Celebrate Summer!

June 30, 2025

UNC GeNe Families including Graduate Students from the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology celebrated the end of academic year 2024-2025 with a summer kick-off on the lawn of Genetic Medicine Building on the UNC campus on Tuesday, June 17. The event … Read more

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Liu Chosen for Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP)

June 22, 2025

Dr. Qingyun Liu (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been selected to participate in the 2025-2026 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP). 

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Drs. Smith and Kelada publish a new paper in Environmental Health Perspectives

June 5, 2025

Dr. Greg Smith and Dr. Samir Kelada recently published a paper titled “A new mouse model for ozone health effects research” in Environmental Health Perspectives.

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Department of Genetics Publications for April 27th – May 31st, 2025

June 3, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 42 papers during April 27th – May31st 2025.

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