Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during February 18th – March 2nd 2024.

Dr. Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor) was awarded a Faculty Research Support Grant from the Department of Genetics for his project focused on Mapping Host Genetic Determinants of Susceptibility to Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infection.

Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has received the UNC Junior Faculty Development Award from the Committee on Faculty Research and Scholarly Leaves for his project titled “Using single-cell RNA sequencing to explore host immunity to HAV”.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during September 25th – October 8th, 2022.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during July 17th – 30th, 2022.

The laboratory of Dr. Jason Whitmire (Professor, Department of Genetics) collaborated with the laboratory of Dr. Stan Lemon (Professor, Department of Medicine) to publish the first study to demonstrate an effective drug treatment against hepatitis A virus in an animal model of disease. Dr. Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was co-first author on the study.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 14 papers during September 19th – October 2nd 2021.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during July 25th – August 7th 2021.

Dr. Ichiro Misumi (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a pilot grant from the UNC Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD).

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published ten papers during March 7-20, 2021.