Dr. Folami Ideraabdullah (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) was awarded an R21 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her project titled “Investigating the Role of Metabolic Programming in Vitamin D Deficiency Induced Adiposity”.
Dr. Karen Mohlke (Professor, Department of Genetics) was successful in renewing her R01 grant for the second time.
Dr. Jeremy Purvis (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded an R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his proposal titled “Computational Models of the Human Cell Cycle to Reveal Disease Mechanism and Inform Treatment”.
Compliance reminders, department performance since March, COVID impacts on research and DEI initiatives.
Drs. Yun Li, Laura Raffield, Cassandra Spracklen and Karen Mohlke are co-authors on two manuscripts in the 3 Sep 2020 issue of Cell.
Dr. Yuchao Jiang (Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Genetics) was awarded an R35 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his project titled “Statistical Methods for Bulk-Tissue and Single-Cell Multi-Omics Integration”.
Dr. Lisa Tarantino (Associate Professor, Department of Genetics) has been named the Faculty Director of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program (BBSP), effective August 1, 2020.
Dr. Christopher W. Gregory was promoted to Research Professor in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2020.
Dr. Terry Magnuson, Vice Chancellor for Research and Kay M. and Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics was awarded an administrative supplement to the U42 Cooperative Agreement “A Carolina Center to Characterize and Maintain Mutant Mice”.
Dr. Jenny Ting, William Rand Kenan Professor (Genetics), Professor (Microbiology and Immunology) and Director, Center for Translational Immunology at UNC Chapel Hill will serve as President of AAI for the 2020-2021 term.