Michael Love Awarded R01 Renewal from NHGRI

March 20, 2025

Dr. Michael Love (Associate Professor, Genetics and Biostatistics) had a successful competitive renewal of his R01 grant titled “A modular framework for accurate, interpretable, and reproducible analysis of long read RNA-seq data” from NHGRI.

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Department of Genetics Publications for February 2nd – March 1st, 2025

March 3, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during February 2nd – March 1st 2025.

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Highlighted Faculty: Christoph Rau, PhD, Assistant Professor

February 21, 2025

The Department of Genetics is proud to highlight Dr. Christoph Rau for his excellence in research, mentorship, and service.

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Julianne O’Daniel Promoted to Clinical Professor

February 18, 2025

Ms. Julianne O’Daniel, MS, CGC, has been promoted to Clinical Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective January 1, 2025.

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Adriana Beltran Receives UNC ELEVATE Award

February 11, 2025

Dr. Adriana Beltran, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics) has received an ELEVATE Fixed-Term Faculty Development Award from the Committee on Faculty Leaves and Awards, UNC Provost Office.

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Department of Genetics Publications for January 19th – February 1st, 2025

February 6, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during January 19th – February 1st 2025.

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MicroRNA Responsible for Sex Differences in Cardiac Physiology, Disease

February 6, 2025

Researchers in the laboratories of Frank L. Conlon, PhD, Professor of Biology and Genetics, and Bill Marzluff, PhD, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, have pinpointed small molecules that greatly affect differences in heart health in men and women. These results uncover one of the molecular reasons behind sex … Read more

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Eight Psychiatric Disorders Share the Same Genetic Causes, Study Says

January 23, 2025

Building off previous groundbreaking research, a new study identifies specific genetic variants that have significant impacts on brain development and are shared across eight different psychiatric disorders. Targeting these variants could pave the way for treatments that address multiple conditions at once.

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Department of Genetics Publications for January 5th – 18th, 2025

January 20, 2025

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during January 5th – 18th, 2025.

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Ahmed Lab Publishes in Aging Cell

January 17, 2025

The laboratory of Dr. Shawn Ahmed (Professor, Genetics and Biology) has published a paper in the 09 November 2024 issue of Aging Cell.

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