BCB Curriculum Student Defense Sean Connelly Student of Jonathan Juliano and Yun Li Friday, May 8, 2026 at 12:00pm 1131 Bioinformatics Building Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This student defense will be broadcast via Zoom. Link will be provided through UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational … Read more
GMB Curriculum Student Defense GMB Curriculum Student Defense: Oscar Arroyo, student of Daniel McKay. Presented in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Tori Parsons, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, and Daniel McKay, Associate Professor of Biology and Genetics on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Tori Parsons: Prime Editing of Proinsulin GWAS Loci Reveals Modulators of Insulin Secretion Daniel McKay: Mechanisms initiating epigenetic gene control
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes William H. Majoros, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics at Duke University, on Friday, April 24, 2026. Dr. Majoros’ talk title is “Structured Modeling of Allele-specific Gene Expression”. Dr. Majoros is hosted by Yun Li, Professor of Genetics & Biostatistics. This seminar is co-hosted by PSTG … Read more
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Jill Dowen, Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Biology on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Bridging Genome Structure and Function: Linking Chromosome Architecture, Chromatin Modifications, and Gene Expression
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Matt Smola, Director of RNA Platform Development at Ribometrix, on Friday, April 17, 2026. Dr. Smola’s talk title is “Development of an RNA-targeting drug discovery platform and insights into early-stage careers in biotech”. Dr. Smola is hosted by Mauro Calabrese, Associate Professor of Pharmacology.
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Student Seminar Series Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology. This week’s speakers are Emma Yu-Chen Huang from the Terry Furey Lab and Will Nenad from the Katie Hoadley Lab.
GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series The GMB/BCB Friday Seminar Series welcomes Ryan Tewhey, Associate Professor at the Jackson Laboratory, on Friday, April 10, 2026. Dr. Tewhey’s talk title is “Functional Dissection of Trait Variants and Regulatory Syntax at Single-Nucleotide Resolution”. Dr. Tewhey is hosted by the Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Students.
Bioinformatics & Computational Biology Student Seminar Series Weekly seminar series featuring talks from the students of the UNC Curriculum in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology. This week’s speakers are Emma Klein from the Doug Phanstiel Lab and Archishma Kavalipati from the Daniel Dominguez Lab.
Genetics Research Colloquium The UNC Department of Genetics Research Colloquium welcomes Gabrielle Quickstad, Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Karl Shpargel and Terry Magnuson on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Building the skeleton: The stage-specific interplay of chromatin and transcription factors