President Trump intends to appoint UNC Lineberger’s Norman Sharpless as National Cancer Institute director

June 14, 2017

President Trump announced he intends to appoint UNC Linebarger’s Norman E. (Ned) Sharpless as the National Cancer Institute director. Dr. Sharpless is the Director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research, and joint Professor in the Department of Genetics. Norman E. (Ned) Sharpless, … Read more

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New models of kidney cancer may drive immunotherapy research

June 14, 2017

UNC Lineberger member and Associate Professor of Genetics, William Y. Kim, MD, and his colleagues report in the journal Nature Communications they have created mouse models of both papillary and clear cell renal cell carcinoma that faithfully mimic the genetic changes seen in tumors of patients with these cancers. William … Read more

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Taking stock of the Collaborative Cross

June 14, 2017

Five years ago, the journals Genetics and G3 published a series of papers that reported the first data from the genetic resource population known as the Collaborative Cross. This week, two journals release special issues highlighting the breadth of work this tool has made possible. Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena, … Read more

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Department of Genetics Publications for May 28 – June 9, 2017

June 13, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twenty-nine papers during the past two weeks. Genetic risk scores in the prediction of plasma glucose, impaired insulin secretion, insulin resistance and incident type 2 diabetes in the METSIM study. Stančáková A, Kuulasmaa T, Kuusisto J, Mohlke KL, Collins FS, Boehnke M, Laakso … Read more

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Hector L. Franco, PhD, Named a UNC Simmons Scholar

June 5, 2017

Dr. Hector L. Franco, Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics and Member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, was selected as a UNC Simmons Scholar. The Simmons Scholars program provides three to five years of salary support, structured mentorship, and career and leadership development opportunities. Hector L. Franco, PhD, … Read more

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Paola Giusti, PhD Admitted to 2017 Class of Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS)

June 5, 2017

Dr. Paola Giusti, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, will be included in MINDS, a NINDS-supported program that promotes the advancement of underrepresented independent researchers in neuroscience. Paola Giusti, PhD Dr. Paola Giusti, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics, will be included in MINDS, a NINDS-supported program that promotes the … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for May 13-27, 2017

May 30, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twenty papers during the second half of May 2017. Prenatal exome sequencing in anomalous fetuses: new opportunities and challenges. Vora NL, Powell B, Brandt A, Strande N, Hardisty E, Gilmore K, Foreman AKM, Wilhelmsen K, Bizon C, Reilly J, Owen P, Powell CM, … Read more

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Researchers led by Ting find molecular trigger for brain inflammation

May 19, 2017

Researchers led by UNC Lineberger member Jenny Ting, PhD, have made new discoveries that could lead to new drug targets for treating multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. Their findings were published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Jenny Ting, PhD Brain inflammation is a key component … Read more

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Finding genetic variations common in black women could improve breast cancer outcomes, reduce recurrence

May 19, 2017

UNC Lineberger researchers Charles M. Perou, PhD, Katherine Hoadley, PhD, and Melissa Troester, PhD, co-authored a large, multi-institutional study designed to understand a gap in mortality for black and white women with breast cancer by beginning to unravel the germline genetic variations and tumor biological differences. This is the first … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for May 1-12, 2017

May 15, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published seventeen papers during the first two weeks of May 2017. Comparison of Breast Cancer Molecular Features and Survival by African and European Ancestry in The Cancer Genome Atlas. Huo D, Hu H, Rhie SK, Gamazon ER, Cherniack AD, Liu J, Yoshimatsu TF, Pitt … Read more

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