{"id":16511,"date":"2026-01-06T13:09:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=16511"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:09:48","slug":"ferris-promoted-to-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/ferris-promoted-to-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferris Promoted to Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11145\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 198px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11145 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2016\/10\/Marty-Ferris-Genetics.jpg\" alt=\"Marty Ferris\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Marty Ferris, Professor (Genetics)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"lead\">Dr. Marty Ferris has been promoted to Professor, effective December 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ferris 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