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

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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

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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

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Department of Genetics Publications for Oct. 1-14, 2017

October 16, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twelve papers during the first two weeks of October 2017. NLRX1 promotes immediate IRF1-directed antiviral responses by limiting dsRNA-activated translational inhibition mediated by PKR. Feng H, Lenarcic EM, Yamane D, Wauthier E, Mo J, Guo H, McGivern DR, González-López O, Misumi I, Reid … Read more

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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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