{"id":13044,"date":"2023-08-28T12:02:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T16:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=13044"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:44:30","slug":"malini-bommiasamy-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/malini-bommiasamy-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Malini Bommiasamy, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Administration<\/h2>\n<p style=\"background: white\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #4f4f4f\">Malini Bommiasamy obtained her BA from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and her PhD from Loyola University in Chicago, IL. Her thesis work focused on exploring the unfolded protein response (UPR), a complex intracellular signaling pathway activated upon increased demands on the protein folding capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and its\u2019 ability to modulate lipid biosynthesis, ER biogenesis and the capacity of the secretory pathway. Malini\u2019s postdoctoral work under the mentoring of Dr. Jonathan Serody at UNC-Chapel Hill focused on Th17 plasticity during acute graft versus host disease (GvHD) as well as elucidating factors that contribute to skin GvHD. She transitioned to being the lab manager of the Serody Lab and managed lab operations and assisted lab members on a variety of GvHD and cancer research projects. Before transitioning to the Department of Genetics, Malini was a scientific project manager at the High Throughput Sequencing Facility (HTSF) and oversaw RNA sequencing of samples obtained from patients enrolled in NCI-sponsored cancer clinical trials. Malini will work with Dr. Sarah Schoenrock, the Associate Director of Research, and the research faculty to provide support for large team scientific grants within the department.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Examples of Grant Project Management services I can provide:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Monitor progress of grant objectives and deliverables<\/li>\n<li>Technical and scientific writing (IRB applications, publications, data\/resource sharing)<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate communication and meetings among research groups<\/li>\n<li>Assist with development and submission of RPPR&#8217;s and grant renewals<\/li>\n<li>Support monitoring of grant financials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Publications:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=bommiasamy+h&amp;sort=date\">PubMed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Malini Bommiasamy in UNC Genetics News<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-january-2026\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">February 20, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for January 2026<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers in January 2026.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for January 2026\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-hosts-wake-tech-community-college-wtcc-stem-academic-and-research-training-start-program-students\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2025\/10\/IMG_9058-600x600.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wake Tech START Students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2025\/10\/IMG_9058-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2025\/10\/IMG_9058-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">October 29, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Hosts Wake Tech Community College (WTCC) Stem Academic and Research Training (START) Program Students<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">On October 24, 2025, the Department of Genetics hosted a group of 10 students from Wake Tech Community College (WTCC) who are part of the Stem Academic and Research Training (START) program.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Hosts Wake Tech Community College (WTCC) Stem Academic and Research Training (START) Program Students\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-july-7th-20th-2024\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">July 24, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for July 7th &#8211; 20th, 2024<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 16 papers during July 7th - 20th 2024.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for July 7th &#8211; 20th, 2024\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/malini-bommiasamy-phd-joins-the-department-of-genetics-as-a-research-project-manager\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2023\/08\/Bommiasamy-Picture-475x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Malini\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">August 28, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Malini Bommiasamy, PhD, Joins the Department of Genetics as a Research Project Manager<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">The Department is delighted to welcome Malini Bommiasamy, PhD, as a Research Project Manager.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Malini Bommiasamy, PhD, Joins the Department of Genetics as a Research Project Manager\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Administration Malini Bommiasamy obtained her BA from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and her PhD from Loyola University in Chicago, IL. Her thesis work focused on exploring the unfolded protein response (UPR), a complex intracellular signaling pathway activated upon increased demands on the protein folding capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and its\u2019 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/malini-bommiasamy-phd-joins-the-department-of-genetics-as-a-research-project-manager\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Malini Bommiasamy, PhD, Joins the Department of Genetics as a Research Project Manager\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14343,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-13044","directory","type-directory","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Malini Bommiasamy, PhD | Department of Genetics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/malini-bommiasamy-phd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Malini Bommiasamy, PhD | Department of Genetics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research Administration Malini Bommiasamy obtained her BA from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and her PhD from Loyola University in Chicago, IL. 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