Orange County and the City of Durham have issued a stay-at-home order.

Department updates, seminars, VCR-approved critical activities, announcements.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twelve papers during March 8-21, 2020.

COVID-19 specific funding opportunities, HR updates, essential facilities support.

Critical activity forms for labs and cores, FedEx and UPS deliveries/shipments and emotional support services for employees at SOM.

Relevant links and important updates regarding COVID-19 preparedness, UNC reduced operations, COVID-19 testing support for State Health Lab, NIH updates related to grant/RPPR deadlines, and UNC Research key takeaways for researchers.

During the department faculty meeting on 16 March 2020, Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena (Chair) shared important updates, guidance and resources regarding COVID-19 preparedness for faculty and staff.

The UNC Department of Genetics was ranked first in NIH funding among Genetics departments in public schools of medicine for 2019, according to a new report by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published nine papers during Dec. 1-14, 2019.

Dr. Virginia Miller, Professor, Department of Genetics, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Microbiology.