The Department of Genetics is pleased to announce the membership of the Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee.

Sarah Brotman (Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the Karen Mohlke lab), Saygin Gulec (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the Tim Elston and Klaus Hahn labs), and Nisitha Sengottuvel (Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the Chad Pecot lab) participated in the 2022 UNC “Shadow a Scientist” Program.

Juneteeth Freedom Day Celebration Juneteenth commemorates African American liberation and celebrates Black history and culture, both of which are appreciated and valued at UNC Health. Join the celebration. PRAYER, PERFORMANCE, PRESENTATION, SACRED SPACE EXHIBIT, FEATURING: Rev. Darryl Owens, Chaplain, Grief Counselor, UNC Hospitals Mary D. Williams, Gospel Singer, Historian, & Educator Joseph Jordan, Vice Provost … Continued

In support of the work that you do, the UNC School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be offering awards in the amount of $1500 – $2000, to assist with DEI requests and projects.

Understanding and Navigating Microaggressions This training will explore the concept of microaggressions. It will explain important terminology related to microaggressions and will discuss some of the reasons that microaggressions can be challenging to identify and address. The training will give participants the opportunity to work in small groups to analyze specific examples of microaggressions that … Continued

The UNC Department of Genetics is excited to announce the UNC Educational Pathways to Increase Diversity in GEnomics (EDGE) training program for undergraduate students.

Brea Hampton, a Genetics and Molecular Biology graduate student and member of the Department of Genetics, in the labs of Dr. Mark Heise and Dr. Marty Ferris, has been featured in “Taking a seat with Carolina’s researchers”.

Ellysa Vogt is a graduate student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) curriculum and a member of the Amy Gladfelter laboratory, where she studies the structural and functional plasticity of the septin cytoskeleton in an extremophile black yeast.

Marta Cruz Cisneros is a graduate student in the Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) curriculum and member of the Mark Heise and Marty Ferris laboratories where she studies how host genetic variation influences antibody response to adjuvanted influenza vaccination.

Jamshaid Shahir is a graduate student in the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) curriculum and member of the Jeremy Purvis laboratory, where he studies the dynamics of cell cycle progression under oncogenic KRAS mutations using experimental data and computational modeling.