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Led by scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill and UC-San Francisco, research reveals new non-coding genetic variants associated with Alzheimer’s disease functioning in microglia – brain cells already implicated in the progression of this often-fatal neurodegenerative condition. Yun Li, PhD, professor of genetics, is the lead UNC School of Medicine researcher.

The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) held a scientific retreat on Sept. 20-22, 2023, at  Renaissance in Asheville, NC. More than 220 faculty, postdocs, students and staff attended the annual Scientific Retreat hosted by the...

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 7 papers during September 10th - 23rd 2023.

Led by Hyejung Won, PhD, UNC School of Medicine researchers and colleagues developed a new research model to glean a deeper understanding of the genetic variants implicated in schizophrenia, including how genes are turned on or off to affect health and disease.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during August 27th - September 9th 2023.

Matthew Halvorsen, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for his project titled “Acceleration of risk gene discovery for Tic Disorders through large-scale collaboration”.

The Department is delighted to welcome Malini Bommiasamy, PhD, as a Research Project Manager.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during August 13th - 26th 2023.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during July 30th - August 12th 2023.

UNC School of Medicine graduate students Oscar Arroyo from Daniel McKay’s lab and Aleah Bailey from Ilona Jasper’s lab, were among 50 students across the United States named as Gilliam Fellows by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.