Department of Genetics Publications for September 6-19, 2020
September 21, 2020
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during September 6-19, 2020.
News
Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD Receives R21 from NIDDK
September 15, 2020
Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her project titled “Investigating the Role of Metabolic Programming in Vitamin D Deficiency Induced Adiposity”.
Karen Mohlke, PhD Receives R01 Renewal from NIDDK
September 15, 2020
Dr. Karen Mohlke (Professor, Department of Genetics) was successful in renewing her R01 grant for the second time.
Jeremy Purvis, PhD Awarded R01 from NIGMS
September 11, 2020
Dr. Jeremy Purvis (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded an R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his proposal titled “Computational Models of the Human Cell Cycle to Reveal Disease Mechanism and Inform Treatment”.
Department of Genetics Town Hall – 09 SEP 2020
September 10, 2020
Compliance reminders, department performance since March, COVID impacts on research and DEI initiatives.
Enhancing the Security and Integrity of America’s Research Enterprise
September 10, 2020
Presented by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Breast Cancer Research Foundation honors Hoadley with the Marion R. Wright Award for Scientific Excellence
September 8, 2020
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation has selected UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Katherine Hoadley, PhD, (UNC Genetics Assistant Professor) as the 2020 recipient of the Marion R. Wright Award for Scientific Excellence.
Department of Genetics Publications for August 23 – Sept. 5, 2020
September 8, 2020
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published eight papers during August 23 – Sept. 5, 2020.
Blood Cell Consortium Publishes Back-to-Back Papers in Cell
September 3, 2020
Drs. Yun Li, Laura Raffield, Cassandra Spracklen and Karen Mohlke are co-authors on two manuscripts in the 3 Sep 2020 issue of Cell.
Yuchao Jiang, PhD Awarded R35 Outstanding Investigator Grant from NIGMS
September 3, 2020
Dr. Yuchao Jiang (Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Genetics) was awarded an R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his project titled “Statistical Methods for Bulk-Tissue and Single-Cell Multi-Omics Integration”.