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Endeavors, the UNC-Chapel Hill publication focused on research and creative activity, has published a feature article this month that describes the inception and growth of the Department of Genetics. When Fred Sanger figured out how to sequence DNA in 1975, the world changed – and so did UNC. As more...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published thirteen papers during the past two weeks. Patterns of cell cycle checkpoint deregulation associated with intrinsic molecular subtypes of human breast cancer cells. Bower JJ, Vance LD, Psioda M, Smith-Roe SL, Simpson DA, Ibrahim JG, Hoadley KA, Perou CM, Kaufmann WK. NPJ Breast...

UNC and University of Florida researchers created viruses to deliver gene therapies while evading pre-existing immune system responses. Aravind Asokan, PhD, led the research team at UNC. June 15, 2017 CHAPEL HILL, NC – For many patients, participating in gene therapy clinical trials isn’t an option because their immune system...

ACMG’s Genetics in Medicine journal receives record high impact factor, is now in top 2.5 percent of all indexed journals. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) announced that the Thomson Reuters Impact Factor Journal Citation Reports has just increased the impact factor of the ACMG’s peer-reviewed medical...

Department of Genetics faculty and collaborators published twelve papers during the past two weeks. Genetic loci associated with heart rate variability and their effects on cardiac disease risk. Nolte IM, Munoz ML, Tragante V, Amare AT, Jansen R, Vaez A, von der Heyde B, Avery CL, Bis JC, Dierckx B,...

Dr. Jiang’s primary research interests lie in statistical modeling, method development and data analysis in genetics and genomics. Dr. Jiang’s primary research interests lie in statistical modeling, method development and data analysis in genetics and genomics. Dr. Jiang has a primary appointment in Biostatistics and a joint appointment in Genetics....

The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) welcomes 21 new directors to Board, including Daniel Pomp, PhD, Research Professor, Department of Genetics. On June 20, 2017, CED, the largest and longest-running entrepreneurial network in the nation, announced its 2017-2018 Board of Directors. These newly-elected directors represent the life science and technology...

President Trump announced he intends to appoint UNC Linebarger’s Norman E. (Ned) Sharpless as the National Cancer Institute director. Dr. Sharpless is the Director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research, and joint Professor in the Department of Genetics. June 10, 2017 CHAPEL...

Five years ago, the journals Genetics and G3 published a series of papers that reported the first data from the genetic resource population known as the Collaborative Cross. This week, two journals release special issues highlighting the breadth of work this tool has made possible. June 7, 2017 CHAPEL HILL,...

UNC Lineberger member and Associate Professor of Genetics, William Y. Kim, MD, and his colleagues report in the journal Nature Communications they have created mouse models of both papillary and clear cell renal cell carcinoma that faithfully mimic the genetic changes seen in tumors of patients with these cancers. June...