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Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twenty-two papers during the final three weeks of December 2017. The Toll-Like Receptor 2/6 Agonist, FSL-1 Lipopeptide, Therapeutically Mitigates Acute Radiation Syndrome. Kurkjian CJ, Guo H, Montgomery ND, Cheng N, Yuan H, Merrill JR, Sempowski GD, Brickey WJ, Ting JP. Sci Rep. 2017...

Congratulations to Jason Stein for being awarded a Junior Faculty Development Award! Congratulations to Jason Stein, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics.  He was recently awarded a Junior Faculty Development Award by the Committee on Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves.  The awarded funds are to be expended over the next...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published ten papers during Nov. 26-Dec. 9, 2017. Genetic Fine-Mapping and Identification of Candidate Genes and Variants for Adiposity Traits in Outbred Rats. Keele GR, Prokop JW, He H, Holl K, Littrell J, Deal A, Francic S, Cui L, Gatti DM, Broman KW, Tschannen...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published thirteen papers during Nov. 12-25, 2017. Rapid DNA replication origin licensing protects stem cell pluripotency. Matson JP, Dumitru R, Coryell P, Baxley RM, Chen W, Twaroski K, Webber BR, Tolar J, Bielinsky AK, Purvis JE, Cook JG. Elife. 2017 Nov 17;6. pii: e30473. doi: 10.7554/eLife.30473....

James Evans, MD, PhD, was featured in last week’s episode of “Well Said”, a podcast hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The topic explored predictive genetic testing and its impact on doctors and patients. Jim Evans Featured on “Well Said” podcast. “Well Said”, a podcast hosted...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published seven papers during the first two weeks of November 2017. Common, low-frequency, and rare genetic variants associated with lipoprotein subclasses and triglyceride measures in Finnish men from the METSIM study. Davis JP, Huyghe JR, Locke AE, Jackson AU, Sim X, Stringham HM, Teslovich...

November 9th marks the first ever Genetic Counselor Awareness Day. Help us celebrate by learning more about this growing profession and some fun facts about your Department of Genetics colleagues. What is genetic counseling?   It is one of the fastest growing healthcare professions with a tremendous ~29% growth annually according...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published fifteen papers during the last two weeks of October 2017. Joint Estimation of Multiple Dependent Gaussian Graphical Models with Applications to Mouse Genomics. Xie Y, Liu Y, Valdar W. Biometrika. 2016 Sep;103(3):493-511. doi: 10.1093/biomet/asw035. PMID: 29038606 Lipopolysaccharide Potentiates Insulin-Driven Hypoglycemic Shock. Hagar JA, Edin...

The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) hosted the first annual Fall Festival for all affiliated faculty, staff and students. On Wednesday, October 18, The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB)...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twelve papers during the first two weeks of October 2017. NLRX1 promotes immediate IRF1-directed antiviral responses by limiting dsRNA-activated translational inhibition mediated by PKR. Feng H, Lenarcic EM, Yamane D, Wauthier E, Mo J, Guo H, McGivern DR, González-López O, Misumi I, Reid...