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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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Kelada Awarded New R01 from NIEHS

January 10, 2025
Dr. Samir Kelada (Associate Professor, Genetics) received a new R01 grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for his project titled “Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptive respiratory responses to air pollution”.

Department of Genetics Publications for December 22nd, 2024 – January 4th, 2025

January 6, 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during December 22nd, 2024 - January 4th, 2025.

Department of Genetics Publications for December 8th – 21st, 2024

December 23, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 8 papers during December 8th - 21st, 2024.

Department of Genetics Publications for November 24th – December 7th, 2024

December 16, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during November 24th - December 7th, 2024.