{"id":16869,"date":"2026-04-09T11:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=16869"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:37:28","slug":"thessen-awarded-consulting-contract-from-niehs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/thessen-awarded-consulting-contract-from-niehs\/","title":{"rendered":"Thessen Awarded Consulting Contract from NIEHS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13933\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 198px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2024\/05\/Anne-Thessen.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Thessen\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dr. Anne Thessen (Associate Professor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"lead\">Dr. Anne Thessen (Associate Professor) received a 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