Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 14 papers during December 3rd – 16th 2023.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during September 24th – October 7th 2023.

Dr. Karl Shpargel has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective January 1, 2022.

Jason Whitmire, PhD (Professor, Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology & Immunology), was awarded a Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award by the US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity of the Department of Defense (DoD).

Dr. Karl Shpargel (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for his project titled “Enhancer activation mechanisms in cranial neural crest osteoblast differentiation”.

UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Karl Shpargel, Assistant Professor, UNC Department of Genetics on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Super-enhancer regulation in developmental differentiation and human disorders 1131 Bioinformatics Building and Via Zoom **In person attendees are limited to speakers, speaker labs, and Genetics Department leadership.  This … Read more

Dr. Karl Shpargel (Assistant Professor, Genetics) was awarded an R56 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for his project titled “Enhancer Activation Roles and Mechanisms in Craniofacial Development”.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during June 14-27, 2020.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twelve papers during March 8-21, 2020.