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Ting and Koller awarded R56 from NIAID to study role of inflammasomes in COVID-19 infection

September 16, 2021
Jenny Ting, PhD (Distinguished Professor, Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, LCCC) was awarded a R56 grant titled “Role and Mitigation of Inflammasomes and Inflammation During COVID-19” from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Department of Genetics Publications for June 13-26, 2021

June 28, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twenty one papers during June 13-26, 2021.

Ting Earns 2021 ICIS-Pfizer Award for Excellence in Interferon and Cytokine Research

June 24, 2021
Jenny Ting, PhD, has been chosen as the 2021 ICIS-Pfizer Award winner in recognition of her outstanding discoveries in the fields of immunology, molecular biology, genomics, and microbiology, and especially for her observations regarding the control of immunity which impact a wide variety of diseases.

Department of Genetics Publications for May 30 – June 12, 2021

June 14, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published seventeen papers during May 30 – June 12, 2021.

Department of Genetics Publications for May 16-29, 2021

May 29, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nineteen papers during May 16-29, 2021.

Department of Genetics Publications for April 4-17, 2021

April 19, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fifteen papers during April 4-17, 2021.   Targeting Chikungunya Virus Replication by Benzoannulene Inhibitors.  Ahmed SK, Haese NN, Cowan JT, Pathak V, Moukha-Chafiq O, Smith VJ, Rodzinak KJ, Ahmad F, Zhang S, Bonin KM, Streblow AD, Streblow CE, Kreklywich CN, Morrison...

Department of Genetics Publications for March 21-April 3, 2021

April 5, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fifteen papers during March 21-April 3, 2021.

Diabetes Drug May Be A New Weapon Against HIV

April 1, 2021
Research from the UNC School of Medicine lab of Jenny Ting, PhD, shows that the widely used drug metformin reduces metabolism of infected T cells to suppress HIV replication.

Department of Genetics Publications for Jan. 24 – Feb. 6, 2021

February 8, 2021
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twenty papers during Jan. 24 – Feb. 6, 2021.

Scientists Find Key Function of Molecule in Cells Crucial for Regulating Immunity

January 28, 2021
UNC School of Medicine and UNC Lineberger scientists co-led by Jenny Ting, PhD, and Yisong Wan, PhD, uncovered a new molecular pathway important for the regulation of the adaptive immune system and the mitigation of autoimmune disease.