Dr. Sarah Schoenrock was promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective January 1, 2026.
Dr. Schoenrock received BS degrees in Biology and Chemistry at Texas Women’s University in 2012 and a PhD in Neuroscience from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2017. She served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Elon University in 2018-2019 and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Systems Neurogenetics of Addiction at UNC-Chapel Hill in the laboratory of Dr. Lisa Tarantino (2017-2020). Since April 2020, she has been an Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Research in the Department of Genetics at the UNC-Chapel Hill. In July 2024, Dr. Schoenrock was named Director of Research Project Management for the department.