{"id":16210,"date":"2025-10-02T15:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=16210"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T12:55:01","slug":"stein-receives-new-grant-from-nih-office-of-the-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/stein-receives-new-grant-from-nih-office-of-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Stein Receives New Grant from NIH Office of the Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10465\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 228px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10465 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2016\/10\/JasonStein.jpeg\" alt=\"Jason Stein\" width=\"218\" height=\"290\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jason Stein (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"lead\">Dr. 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