{"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\/unc-gene-families-including-bcb-and-gmb-graduate-students-kick-off-summer-2026\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"401\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/05\/Summer-Event-Corn-Hole-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Summer Event Corn Hole 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/05\/Summer-Event-Corn-Hole-2.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/05\/Summer-Event-Corn-Hole-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/05\/Summer-Event-Corn-Hole-2-280x210.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">May 22, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">UNC GeNe Families including BCB and GMB Graduate Students Kick Off Summer 2026!<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">UNC GeNe Families including graduate students from the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, and other Department of Genetics labs celebrated the end of academic year 2025-2026 with a summer kick-off on the lawn of Genetic Medicine Building on the UNC campus on Thursday, May 14. The event &hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC GeNe Families including BCB and GMB Graduate Students Kick Off Summer 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\/unc-researchers-develop-faster-low-cost-method-to-diagnose-common-pediatric-cancer\/\" 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\/2018\/11\/Jeremy_Wang.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jeremy Wang\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">May 21, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">UNC Researchers Develop Faster, Low-Cost Method to Diagnose Common Pediatric Cancer<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">The genetic tool allows doctors to better tailor treatments to each patient\u2019s unique subtype of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC Researchers Develop Faster, Low-Cost Method to Diagnose Common Pediatric Cancer\"><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\/dzama-karels-recognized-with-joseph-s-pagano-award\/\" 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\/05\/Dzama_headshot_2026-1-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Margarita Dzama-Karels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/05\/Dzama_headshot_2026-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2026\/05\/Dzama_headshot_2026-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">May 21, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Dzama-Karels Recognized with Joseph S. Pagano Award<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Dr. Margarita Dzama-Karels (Postdoctoral Fellow, Raab laboratory) received the 2026 Joseph S. Pagano Award in recognition of her 2025 paper in Cell Reports \"Menin-MLL1 complex cooperates with NF-Y to promote hepatocellular carcinoma survival\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dzama-Karels Recognized with Joseph S. Pagano Award\"><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\/science-publishes-genetic-quality-control-policy-article\/\" 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\/fernando-pardo-manuel-de-villena-188x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">May 19, 2026<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Science Publishes Genetic Quality Control Policy Article<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">A team of scientists from the UNC-CH Department of Genetics and partnering institutions, led by Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena (Professor and Chair, UNC Genetics), published a policy article titled \u201cImprove genetic quality control to increase rigor and reproducibility of mouse research\u201d in the 14 May 2026 issue of Science. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Science Publishes Genetic Quality Control Policy Article\"><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>May<span>27<\/span><\/time><\/div><div class=\"event-details\"><h4 class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/event\/wednesday-2026-gmb-new-student-symposium\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Wednesday \u2013 2026 GMB New Student Symposium<\/a><\/h4><p>Wednesday 9:30 am<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"event-post\"><div 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