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CoreBiome Bolsters Its Board of Directors with the Addition of Daniel Pomp, PhD, Professor – Departments of Genetics and Nutrition January 12, 2018
CoreBiome, a genomic platform company that is transforming microbiome innovation with proprietary laboratory methods and big-data analytics, announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Pomp to its Board of Directors. CoreBiome, a genomic platform company that is transforming microbiome innovation with proprietary laboratory methods and big-data analytics, announced the appointment of … Read more
Department of Genetics Publications for Dec. 10-30, 2017 January 4, 2018
Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twenty-two papers during the final three weeks of December 2017. The Toll-Like Receptor 2/6 Agonist, FSL-1 Lipopeptide, Therapeutically Mitigates Acute Radiation Syndrome. Kurkjian CJ, Guo H, Montgomery ND, Cheng N, Yuan H, Merrill JR, Sempowski GD, Brickey WJ, Ting JP. Sci Rep. 2017 … Read more
Jason Stein, PhD, Receives Junior Faculty Development Award December 21, 2017
Congratulations to Jason Stein for being awarded a Junior Faculty Development Award! Congratulations to Jason Stein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics. He was recently awarded a Junior Faculty Development Award by the Committee on Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves. The awarded funds are to be expended over the next … Read more
Department of Genetics Publications for Nov. 26 – Dec. 9, 2017 December 11, 2017
Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published ten papers during Nov. 26-Dec. 9, 2017. Genetic Fine-Mapping and Identification of Candidate Genes and Variants for Adiposity Traits in Outbred Rats. Keele GR, Prokop JW, He H, Holl K, Littrell J, Deal A, Francic S, Cui L, Gatti DM, Broman KW, Tschannen … Read more
Department of Genetics Publications for Nov. 12-25, 2017 November 27, 2017
Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published thirteen papers during Nov. 12-25, 2017. Rapid DNA replication origin licensing protects stem cell pluripotency. Matson JP, Dumitru R, Coryell P, Baxley RM, Chen W, Twaroski K, Webber BR, Tolar J, Bielinsky AK, Purvis JE, Cook JG. Elife. 2017 Nov 17;6. pii: e30473. doi: 10.7554/eLife.30473. … Read more
Podcast with James Evans November 27, 2017
James Evans, MD, PhD, was featured in last week’s episode of “Well Said”, a podcast hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The topic explored predictive genetic testing and its impact on doctors and patients. Jim Evans Featured on “Well Said” podcast. “Well Said”, a podcast hosted … Read more
Department of Genetics Publications for Oct. 29 – Nov. 11, 2017 November 11, 2017
Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published seven papers during the first two weeks of November 2017. Common, low-frequency, and rare genetic variants associated with lipoprotein subclasses and triglyceride measures in Finnish men from the METSIM study. Davis JP, Huyghe JR, Locke AE, Jackson AU, Sim X, Stringham HM, Teslovich … Read more
Genetic Counselor Awareness Day: November 9, 2017 November 9, 2017
November 9th marks the first ever Genetic Counselor Awareness Day. Help us celebrate by learning more about this growing profession and some fun facts about your Department of Genetics colleagues. What is genetic counseling? It is one of the fastest growing healthcare professions with a tremendous ~29% growth annually according … Read more
Department of Genetics Publications for Oct. 15-28, 2017 October 30, 2017
Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published fifteen papers during the last two weeks of October 2017. Joint Estimation of Multiple Dependent Gaussian Graphical Models with Applications to Mouse Genomics. Xie Y, Liu Y, Valdar W. Biometrika. 2016 Sep;103(3):493-511. doi: 10.1093/biomet/asw035. PMID: 29038606 Lipopolysaccharide Potentiates Insulin-Driven Hypoglycemic Shock. Hagar JA, Edin … Read more
Department of Genetics Hosts Fall Festival October 20, 2017
The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) hosted the first annual Fall Festival for all affiliated faculty, staff and students. On Wednesday, October 18, The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) … Read more
Upcoming Events
Friday – GMB/BCB Seminar Series: Alexander Arguello, PhD
Friday 12:00 pm
Tuesday – GMB Student Seminar Series: Edwards
Tuesday 9:00 am
Wednesday – BCB Student Defense: Logan Whitehouse
Wednesday 10:00 am
Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Sam Wolff
Wednesday 12:00 pm