Tag: Stein

Jason Stein’s lab in the UNC School of Medicine created a model to identify genetic variants linked to mental illness.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during September 29th - October 12th, 2024.

Dr. Jason Stein (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) was awarded a new U01 grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) for his project titled “AD GxE: in vivo and in vitro modeling of gene x environment interactions”. 

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during August 18th - 31st 2024.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 16 papers during July 7th - 20th 2024.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 23 papers during May 12th - June 8th 2024.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during April 28th - May 11th 2024.

Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award from Ramona Optics for his project titled “A parallelized imaging platform for accurate and efficient long-term assessment of organoid growth”. 

Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded a “Flash Grant” from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for his project titled “HotPockets: Novel devices for non-destructive, long-term electrophysiological recording and stimulation of entire human brain organoids”.

As part of a UNC NeuroSpark event, four research teams at the UNC School of Medicine won $25,000 pilot grants with the goal of increasing collaborations throughout the neurosciences.