Tag: Won

Dr. Hyejung Won (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a seed grant from the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association for her project titled “Deciphering higher-order chromatin mechanisms for C9orf72-mediated ALS”.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during January 19th - February 1st 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 faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 17 papers during November 24th - December 7th, 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 13 papers during March 3rd - 16th 2024.

On November 29, UNC graduate students Kerstin Baran, JP Flores, Jessica McAfee, and Rachel Szymanski, volunteered their time and expertise for a Shadow a Scientist outreach event held on the UNC Chapel Hill campus.

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during November 19th - December 2nd 2023.

Congratulations to Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Marielle Bond in the labs of Doug Phanstiel (Cell Biology and Physiology) and Hyejung Won (Genetics), for receiving the “People’s Choice Award” at the 2023 Three Minute Thesis Competition!

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during October 22nd - November 4th 2023.