Department of Genetics Publications for Sept. 17-30, 2017

October 10, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published fourteen papers between September 17-30, 2017. Genetics of Tinnitus: Time to Biobank Phantom Sounds. Cederroth CR, Kähler AK, Sullivan PF, Lopez-Escamez JA. Front Genet. 2017 Sep 4;8:110. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00110. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28928766 A SNP panel and online tool for checking genotype concordance … Read more

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Department of Genetics “State of the Department”

September 19, 2017

State of the Department FY17 A summary of the key performance indicators, accomplishments and activities of the Department of Genetics for FY17 has been posted here. UPDATE: a new link has been posted above for the State of the Department pdf that is available to everyone.

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Department of Genetics Publications for Sept. 3 – Sept. 16, 2017

September 18, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twenty papers between September 3 and 16, 2017. Evidence that endogenous formaldehyde produces immunogenic and atherogenic adduct epitopes. Nakamura J, Shimomoto T, Collins LB, Holley DW, Zhang Z, Barbee JM, Sharma V, Tian X, Kondo T, Uchida K, Yi X, Perkins DO, Willis … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications August 20 – Sept. 2, 2017

September 5, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published eleven papers between August 20 and September 2, 2017. Genetic architecture of atherosclerosis dissected by QTL analyses in three F2 intercrosses of apolipoprotein E-null mice on C57BL6/J, DBA/2J and 129S6/SvEvTac backgrounds. Makhanova N, Morgan AP, Kayashima Y, Makhanov A, Hiller S, Zhilicheva S, … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for Aug 6 – Aug 19, 2017

August 23, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twelve papers between August 6 and August 19, 2017. Upregulation of autophagy genes and the unfolded protein response in human heart failure. Jensen BC, Bultman SJ, Holley D, Tang W, de Ridder G, Pizzo S, Bowles D, Willis MS. Int J Clin Exp … Read more

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Thanks to a UNC research project, she can walk again

August 15, 2017

As UNC geneticist Jonathan Berg gears up to lead a $9.7-million renewal of the NCGENES project, we look at a story from the original study and how it changed the fortunes of a woman from Goldsboro, NC. Watch the video about how NCGENES helped Elizabeth Davis to walk again. CHAPEL … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for July 23 – Aug 5, 2017

August 7, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published sixteen papers between July 23 and August 5. Genome-wide Association Study of Susceptibility to Particulate Matter-Associated QT Prolongation. Gondalia R, Avery CL, Napier MD, Méndez-Giráldez R, Stewart JD, Sitlani CM, Li Y, Wilhelmsen KC, Duan Q, Roach J, North KE, Reiner AP, Zhang … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for July 9 – July 22, 2017

July 24, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published six papers between July 9 and July 22. Genomic Analysis of Immune Cell Infiltrates Across 11 Tumor Types. Iglesia MD, Parker JS, Hoadley KA, Serody JS, Perou CM, Vincent BG. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2016 Jun 22;108(11). doi: 10.1093/jnci/djw144. Print 2016 Nov. PMID: … Read more

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Time + Tenacity: The Cure Code

July 20, 2017

Endeavors, the UNC-Chapel Hill publication focused on research and creative activity, has published a feature article this month that describes the inception and growth of the Department of Genetics. Elizabeth Davis When Fred Sanger figured out how to sequence DNA in 1975, the world changed – and so did UNC. … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for June 25 – July 8, 2017

July 10, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published thirteen papers during the past two weeks. Patterns of cell cycle checkpoint deregulation associated with intrinsic molecular subtypes of human breast cancer cells. Bower JJ, Vance LD, Psioda M, Smith-Roe SL, Simpson DA, Ibrahim JG, Hoadley KA, Perou CM, Kaufmann WK. NPJ Breast … Read more

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