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Eight Psychiatric Disorders Share the Same Genetic Causes, Study Says

January 23, 2025
Building off previous groundbreaking research, a new study identifies specific genetic variants that have significant impacts on brain development and are shared across eight different psychiatric disorders. Targeting these variants could pave the way for treatments that address multiple conditions at once.

Department of Genetics Publications for November 10th – 23rd, 2024

December 3, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 19 papers during November 10th - 23rd, 2024.

Department of Genetics Publications for September 1st-14th, 2024

September 14, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 23 papers during September 1st - 14th, 2024.

Researchers Highlight the Genetic Complexity of Schizophrenia

August 13, 2024
A new review article written by Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics, outlines the genetic foundations for schizophrenia.

Department of Genetics Publications for July 21st – August 3rd, 2024

August 5, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 13 papers during July 21st - August 3rd 2024.

Department of Genetics Publications for June 9th – 22nd, 2024

June 24, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 9th - 22nd 2024.

Department of Genetics Publications for March 31st – April 13th, 2024

April 15, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during March 31st - April 13th 2024.

Department of Genetics Publications for February 4th – 17th, 2024

February 19, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during February 4th - 17th 2024.

First came love, then came science

February 15, 2024
Cynthia Bulik and Patrick Sullivan have created a life full of adventure and research spanning decades, continents, and disciplines.

Institute brings together UNC suicide prevention researchers

December 15, 2023
Several researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are focusing their efforts on suicide-related intervention research, but linking their work across schools and departments can be daunting.