{"id":2351,"date":"2010-06-22T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?page_id=2351"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:19:10","slug":"welcome-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the UNC Department of Genetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 class=\"section-som\"><span>Ranked first in NIH funding for FY2025.<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"><strong>Department News<\/strong><\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/liu-publishes-in-trends-in-genetics\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2024\/09\/Qingyun-Liu-UNC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Qingyun Liu\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 20, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Liu Publishes in Trends in Genetics<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Dr. Qingyun Liu (Assistant Professor) et al. published a paper in Trends in Genetics\u00a0titled \u201cHeterogeneity in microbial antibiotic responses: Genetic basis and within-host evolution\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Liu Publishes in Trends in Genetics\"><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\/emily-drzymalla-awarded-a-nrsa-predoctoral-fellowship-from-nia\/\" 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\/2026\/04\/Emily-Drzymalla-Raffield-Lab-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emily Drzymalla\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/04\/Emily-Drzymalla-Raffield-Lab-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/04\/Emily-Drzymalla-Raffield-Lab-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 16, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Emily Drzymalla Awarded a NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship from NIA<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Emily Drzymalla is an epidemiology graduate student and has been awarded a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from the National Institute of Aging (NIA), for her project titled \u201cMetabolomic correlates of improved Alzheimer\u2019s disease polygenic risk score for different populations\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Emily Drzymalla Awarded a NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship from NIA\"><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\/perou-appointed-honorary-doctor-of-medicine-by-karolinska-institutet\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2017\/10\/chuck-perou-188x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charles M. Perou, PhD\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 9, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Perou Appointed Honorary Doctor of Medicine by Karolinska Institutet<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Dr. Chuck Perou (Distinguished Professor) has been appointed an honorary Doctor of\u00a0Medicine by the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Perou Appointed Honorary Doctor of Medicine by Karolinska Institutet\"><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\/thessen-awarded-consulting-contract-from-niehs\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2024\/05\/Anne-Thessen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anne Thessen\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 9, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Thessen Awarded Consulting Contract from NIEHS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Dr. Anne Thessen (Associate Professor) received a consulting contract from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Common Data Element program.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Thessen Awarded Consulting Contract from NIEHS\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/news\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"><strong>Message From Our Chair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<script>\n\n    (function($) {\n        $(\"body, html\").addClass(\"heels_full_width_overflow\");\n    })(jQuery);\n\n   <\/script>\n   <div style=\"background-color:#007FAE;\" class=\"full-width-contained whitebackground \">\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 198px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-left thumbnail\" style=\"width: 190px\" title=\"Fernando Pardo Manuel-de-Villena\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2017\/10\/fernando-pardo-manuel-de-villena-188x250.jpg\" alt=\"Fernando Pardo Manuel-de-Villena\" width=\"188\" height=\"366\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Fernando Pardo<br \/>Manuel-de-Villena<br \/>Chair<br \/>Professor<br \/>UNC Department of Genetics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">We advance fundamental, translational, and clinical research in genetics and genomics through innovation, education, and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Our graduate programs train students to be creative, sophisticated research scientists prepared to pursue careers focused in genetics and genomics working in academic science, government, or commercial positions.\u00a0\u00a0 Students conduct their dissertation research using diverse experimental approaches &#8211; from classical genetics to the most modern molecular methods &#8211; to address a broad range of contemporary problems in biomedical science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">The Department also includes a clinical arm focused on medical genetics, which covers the broad spectrum of clinical genetic research from disease prevention to diagnosis and treatment. This specialty includes evaluation, mutation discovery, counseling and risk assessment through analysis and genetic testing. Locating the clinical group alongside basic scientists facilitates integration of cutting edge genetic research with patient care.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"><strong><span class=\"blue\">Highlighted Faculty<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16696\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 189px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/02\/thaxton_image-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney Thaxton, PhD\" width=\"179\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Courtney Thaxton, PhD Associate Professor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Courtney Thaxton, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Genetics is proud to highlight Dr. Courtney Thaxton for her excellence in research, teaching, and mentoring.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Thaxton was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2024 and serves as the Director of the ClinGen-affiliated UNC Biocuration and Coordination Core.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/highlighted-faculty-courtney-thaxton-phd-associate-professor\/\">Read Full Story.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><span class=\"blue\"><h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"><strong>Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"event-calendar responsive\"><div><div class=\"event-post\"><div class=\"event-date\"><time>Apr<span>21<\/span><\/time><\/div><div class=\"event-details\"><h4 class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/event\/tuesday-gmb-student-seminar-series-dimaulo-milk-dawoud-bhatt\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tuesday \u2013 GMB Student Seminar Series: DiMaulo-Milk, Dawoud, &amp; Bhatt<\/a><\/h4><p>Tuesday 9:00 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