{"id":6114,"date":"2018-07-30T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T20:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=6114"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T16:27:32","slug":"dan-mckay-phd-awarded-early-stage-investigator-mira-award-r35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/dan-mckay-phd-awarded-early-stage-investigator-mira-award-r35\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan McKay, PhD, Awarded Early Stage Investigator MIRA Award (R35)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6115 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/07\/dan-mckay.jpg\" alt=\"Dan McKay\" width=\"222\" height=\"296\" \/>Dr. Dan McKay, Assistant Professor, Biology and Genetics and Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Studies (iBGS), has received an R35 Maximizing Investigators\u2019 Research Award (MIRA) for his project 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