{"id":16669,"date":"2026-02-18T09:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=16669"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:24:08","slug":"unc-genetics-ranked-first-in-nih-funding-for-fy2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/unc-genetics-ranked-first-in-nih-funding-for-fy2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Genetics Ranked First in NIH Funding for FY2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6539 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle.jpg\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" width=\"236\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-1015x1024.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x605.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/>The UNC Department of Genetics achieved a milestone in 2025, becoming the top-ranked Genetics department in the nation for NIH-funded research.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the outstanding efforts of faculty, trainees, staff, research project managers, and grants administrators, the department was awarded $52.78M in grant funding from 13 NIH institutes. \u00a0The Chair of Genetics, Dr. Fernando Pardo Manuel de Villena stated, &#8220;We should all be proud and celebrate this monumental achievement, 26 years in the making. 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