{"id":10445,"date":"2021-05-04T16:11:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=10445"},"modified":"2021-05-04T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T20:11:14","slug":"hyejung-won-phd-awarded-nc-tracs-pilot-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/hyejung-won-phd-awarded-nc-tracs-pilot-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyejung Won, PhD Awarded NC TraCS Pilot Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7101\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 271px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2019\/04\/Hyejung-Won-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Hyejung Won\" width=\"261\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2019\/04\/Hyejung-Won-2019.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2019\/04\/Hyejung-Won-2019-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2019\/04\/Hyejung-Won-2019-600x787.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Hyejung Won, PhD Assistant Professor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"lead\">Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a one-year pilot grant from NC TraCS for her project titled \u201cChromosomal Disorganization in Down Syndrome\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A multidisciplinary team of UNC researchers, including Drs. Zheng Fan (Neurology), Stephen Hooper (Psychiatry), Neeta Vora (Obstetrics and Gynecology) and Adriana Beltran (Genetics), will focus on understanding the pathogenic mechanism of the disease.\u00a0 Aim 1 will involve the generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and their differentiated neural progenitor cells (NPCs) from individuals with DS and sex-matched neurotypical sibling controls.\u00a0 Aim 2 will focus on integrated analysis of transcriptome and chromatin structure in Down Syndrome compared to controls.\u00a0 The study should provide pilot data to lay the foundation for genotype-phenotype linkages in Down Syndrome and inform possible avenues for treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics) has been awarded a one-year pilot grant from NC TraCS for her project titled \u201cChromosomal Disorganization in Down 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