Department of Genetics Publications for April 2026 May 13, 2026 Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 29 papers in April 2026.
Department of Genetics Publications for March 2026 May 12, 2026 Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 35 papers in March 2026.
Department of Genetics Publications for December 2025 February 20, 2026 Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 37 papers in December 2025.
Cracking the Brain’s Code: New Sensor Wraps the Human Mind in 3D Insight January 9, 2026 A new 3D sensor developed at UNC-Chapel Hill and designed to wrap around miniature brain models could give scientists an unprecedented view into human brain activity, accelerating drug discovery and opening new paths for understanding and treating psychiatric and neurological disorders.
UNC Researchers Build Stem Cell Models to Mimic Early Brain Development January 9, 2026 A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, PhD, modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence infant brain growth, a trait associated with autism.
Department of Genetics Publications for September 2025 October 13, 2025 Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 33 papers in September 2025.
Stein Receives New Grant from NIH Office of the Director October 2, 2025 Dr. Jason Stein (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience) was awarded a new Other Transaction (OT2) from the NIH Office of the Director for his project titled “Modeling autism-associated gene-by-environment interactions in human brain organoids”.
Department of Genetics Publications for June 1st – 28th, 2025 July 1, 2025 Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers during June 1st - 28th 2025.
Department of Genetics Publications for March 30th – April 26th, 2025 May 9, 2025 Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers during March 30th - April 26th 2025.
UNC School of Medicine Names 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars May 5, 2025 Gaorav Gupta, MD, PhD, Misty Good, MD, MS, and Jason Stein, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award.