Tag: Haendel

Dr. Jonathan Berg (Bryson Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Medicine) and Dr. Melissa Haendel (Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor, Genetics) are the co-PIs of a new U01 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for a project titled “Southeastern Genomic Medicine eConsult Network (SeGMeNt)”.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 35 papers in March 2026.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 26 papers in February 2026.

Dr. Melissa Haendel (Distinguished Professor, Genetics) is first author on a newly published paper in Science titled “Governing real-world health data as a public utility”.

A geneticist at the UNC School of Medicine has coordinated the development of Mondo, the world’s first standardized rare disease coding tool. Mondo is designed to streamline the diagnosis and treatment planning for millions of patients with rare diseases internationally.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 37 papers in December 2025.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 29 papers in November 2025.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 40 papers in October 2025.

Drs. Sabrina Toro (Assistant Professor) and Melissa Haendel (Distinguished Professor) are the corresponding and senior authors, respectively, on a newly published manuscript titled “Mondo: Integrating disease terminologies across communities”.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 33 papers in September 2025.