{"id":2943,"date":"2016-10-24T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/jim-evans-md-phd\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:39:31","slug":"jim-evans-md-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/jim-evans-md-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Evans, MD, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\"keywords\">Key words: Medical Genetics, Clinical Cancer Genetics, Pharmacogenomics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My major interests lie within the field of clinical cancer genetics, the use of high-throughput sequencing in clinical medicine and public policy as it relates to genetics. I direct the Clinical Adult and Cancer Genetics Services at the University of North Carolina. In this clinic we evaluate and counsel patients who have (or are suspected of having) a variety of genetic conditions, including high risk for cancer. This comprehensive clinic provides evaluation, counseling and risk assessment through pedigree analysis and genetic testing when appropriate. The clinic has grown substantially since its inception and we now see, on average, approximately 20 patients per week in consultation. While breast\/ovarian cancer comprises the bulk of our activity, we see numerous patients with elevated risk for a great variety of different conditions and malignancies. Genetic testing is performed in-house for BRCA1\/2.<\/p>\n<p>My research interests focus primarily on the use of massively parallel DNA sequencing for gene discovery and the use of such technology for clinical diagnosis. I am also interested in attitudes towards the use of genetic information. These interests are combined in a current effort in which whole exome sequencing is being pursued in a large number of patients with a variety of indications.<\/p>\n<p>I am also interested in policy issues as they relate to genetics. Towards this end, I have been highly active in scientific education of the US judiciary at the State Supreme Court and Federal level, as well as at the Supreme Court level internationally. These efforts were described in an article in the New York Times in 2008. My activity in policy issues resulted in testimony before the US Congress in 2010 regarding the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing. I was a member of the advisory committee to the US Secretary of Health and Human Services on Genetics, Health and Society and spearheaded that committee\u2019s task force that investigated gene patenting and its effect on patient care.<\/p>\n<h2>Media Coverage<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/07\/01\/science\/01conv.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biologist Teaches the Nation\u2019s Judges About Genetics (New York Times; July 1, 2008)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p class=\" \"><a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/sites\/entrez?Db=pubmed&amp;Cmd=DetailsSearch&amp;Term=%22chapel+hill%22%5BAffiliation%5D+AND+%28evans+jp%5BAuthor%5D+OR+evans+j%5BAuthor%5D%29\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span class=\"largeFont\">PubMed Link<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Jim Evans 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-january-30th-february-12th-2022\/\" 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 14, 2022<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications: January 30th \u2013 February 12th,  2022<\/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 15 papers during January 30th \u2013 February 12th, 2022.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications: January 30th \u2013 February 12th,  2022\"><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-may-2-15-2021\/\" 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\">May 17, 2021<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for May 2-15, 2021<\/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 twelve papers during May 2-15, 2021.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for May 2-15, 2021\"><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-14-27-2019\/\" 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 29, 2019<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for July 14-27, 2019<\/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 ten papers during July 14-27, 2019.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for July 14-27, 2019\"><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-june-2-15-2019\/\" 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\">June 24, 2019<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for June 2-15, 2019<\/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 eleven papers during June 2-15, 2019.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for June 2-15, 2019\"><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-august-26-sept-8-2018\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2020\/09\/UNC-Department-of-Genetics.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">September 10, 2018<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for August 26 \u2013 Sept. 8, 2018<\/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 eleven papers during Aug. 26 \u2013 Sept. 8, 2018.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for August 26 \u2013 Sept. 8, 2018\"><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\/we-screen-newborns-dont-we-realizing-the-promise-of-public-health-genomics\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"161\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2017\/10\/we-screen-newborns-dont-we-realizing-the-promise-of-public-health-genomics-image.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 17, 2013<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">&#8220;We screen newborns, don&#8217;t we: realizing the promise of public health genomics&#8221;<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">&#8220;By expanding the field\u2019s focus from common to rare diseases, it may be possible to realize the promise of public health genomics by identifying those millions of individuals who unknowingly carry mutations that confer a dramatic predisposition to preventable diseases.&#8221; Jim Evans, Jonathan Berg, and Terry Magnuson are authors, along with Andy Olshan and Barbara &hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about &#8220;We screen newborns, don&#8217;t we: realizing the promise of public health genomics&#8221;\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Key words: Medical Genetics, Clinical Cancer Genetics, Pharmacogenomics My major interests lie within the field of clinical cancer genetics, the use of high-throughput sequencing in clinical medicine and public policy as it relates to genetics. I direct the Clinical Adult and Cancer Genetics Services at the University of North Carolina. In this clinic &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/we-screen-newborns-dont-we-realizing-the-promise-of-public-health-genomics\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about &#8220;We screen newborns, don&#8217;t we: realizing the promise of public health genomics&#8221;\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2944,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2943","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>Jim Evans, MD, 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\/jim-evans-md-phd\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jim Evans, MD, PhD | Department of Genetics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Research Interests Key words: Medical Genetics, Clinical Cancer Genetics, Pharmacogenomics My major interests lie within the field of clinical cancer genetics, the use of high-throughput sequencing in clinical medicine and public policy as it relates to genetics. 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