Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for April 15-28, 2017

May 1, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published thirteen papers during the second half of April 2017. Discovery and fine-mapping of adiposity loci using high density imputation of genome-wide association studies in individuals of African ancestry: African ancestry anthropometry genetics consortium. Ng MCY, Graff M, Lu Y, Justice AE, Mudgal P, … Read more

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Making Science Exciting

April 18, 2017

New UNC vice chancellor for research loves when graduate students challenge his ideas. According to Terry Magnuson, Ph.D., science is difficult— but graduate students make it fun. Magnuson, the new vice chancellor for research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says the most enjoyable part of conducting … Read more

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Daniel Pomp, PhD Appointed to Science Advisory Board of Locus Biosciences

April 17, 2017

Locus Biosciences, a precision medicine company spun out of NC State University has appointed Dr. Daniel Pomp (Research Professor, UNC Department of Genetics and Nutrition) to its science advisory board. Daniel Pomp, PhD Locus Biosciences, a precision medicine company spun out of NC State University has appointed Dr. Daniel Pomp … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for April 1-14

April 17, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published nine papers during the first half of April 2017. Energy balance modulation impacts epigenetic reprogramming, ERα and ERβ expression and mammary tumor development in MMTV-neu transgenic mice. Rossi EL, Dunlap SM, Bowers LW, Khatib SA, Doerstling SS, Smith LA, Sharma MA, , Holley … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for March 19 – March 31

April 3, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published eleven papers during the second half of March 2017. Association analyses of East Asian individuals and trans-ancestry analyses with European individuals reveal new loci associated with cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Spracklen CN Chen P, Kim YJ, Wang X, Cai H, Li S, Long … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for March 4 – March 18

March 20, 2017

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published nine papers during the first half of March 2017. A Reverse Genetics Platform That Spans the Zika Virus Family Tree. Widman DG, Young E, Yount BL, Plante KS, Gallichotte EN, Carbaugh DL, Peck KM, Plante J, Swanstrom J, Heise MT, Lazear HM, Baric … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for Feb. 18 – March 3

March 9, 2017

The faculty of the Department of Genetics published five papers during the second half of February 2017. A purified MAA-based ELISA is a useful tool for determining anti-MAA antibody titer with high sensitivity. Shimomoto T, Collins LB, Yi X, Holley DW, Zhang Z, Tian X, Uchida K, Wang C, Hörkkö … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for Feb. 3 – Feb. 17

February 20, 2017

The faculty of the Department of Genetics published ten papers during the first two weeks of February 2017. A Gene Expression Panel is Accurate for Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults. Dellon ES, Veerappan R, Selitsky SR, Parker JS, Higgins LL, Beitia R, Genta RM, Lash RH. … Read more

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Department of Genetics Adopts New Research Support Funds Policy

February 20, 2017

The department strives to support all faculty in their research pursuits. A new policy has been adopted to provide tenured and tenure-track faculty that have active research programs with access to funds for small professional development grants and for “pivot” grants to explore new areas of research. These funds are … Read more

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Department of Genetics Faculty Publications for Jan. 21-Feb. 3, 2017

February 7, 2017

The faculty of the Department of Genetics published nine papers during the last two weeks. A Missed Opportunity to Discuss Racial and Gender Bias in Dermatology. Adamson AS, Wright SW, Pandya AG. JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Jan 1;153(1):110-111. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.3752. No abstract available. PMID: 28114518 Candidate Risk Factors and Mechanisms for … Read more

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