{"id":14162,"date":"2024-09-12T10:14:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=14162"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:14:40","slug":"dr-melissa-haendel-receives-leading-for-impact-women-in-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/dr-melissa-haendel-receives-leading-for-impact-women-in-leadership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Melissa Haendel Receives Leading for IMPACT \u2013 Women in Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13890\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 198px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2016\/10\/Melissa-Haendel-UNC.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Haendel\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Melissa Haendel, PhD, FACMI 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