Congratulations to Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Marielle Bond in the labs of Doug Phanstiel (Cell Biology and Physiology) and Hyejung Won (Genetics), for receiving the “People’s Choice Award” at the 2023 Three Minute Thesis Competition! The Graduate School’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition final, an initiative of Professional Development, helps graduate students distill their research … Read more

Marielle Bond, a doctoral student in Genetics and Molecular Biology (Doug Phanstiel and Hyejung Won labs), is a finalist in the UNC Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis competition. This achievement reflects her ability to present her research in an accessible and compelling way. The final competition will be this Wednesday, October 25 in the UNC Freedom … Read more

Marielle Bond (Doug Phanstiel and Hyejung Won labs) published an article titled “Chromatin loop dynamics during cellular differentiation are associated with changes to both anchor and internal regulatory features” in Genome Research (doi:10.1101/gr.277397.122). M.L. Bond, E.S. Davis, I.Y. Quiroga, A. Dey, M. Kiran, M.I. Love, H. Won, and D.H. Phanstiel (2023). Chromatin loop dynamics during … Read more

Ana Berglind, a graduate student in Erin Heinzen’s Lab, is the recipient of a Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program (GDEP) award.  Selected from a pool of exceptionally talented applicants, Ana will receive financial support, mentorship opportunities, and access to invaluable resources throughout his academic journey via this award.        

Benjamin Kornegay, a graduate student in Jill Dowen’s Lab, is the recipient of a Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program (GDEP) award.  Selected from a pool of exceptionally talented applicants, Benjamin will receive financial support, mentorship opportunities, and access to invaluable resources throughout his academic journey via this award.        

Congratulations to Mark Geisler (Bob Duronio lab), who was awarded an F31 predoctoral fellowship from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. Mark’s project is titled “The Mute button: Turning down the volume of histone expression.”        

Congratulations to GMB Graduate Student Ryan Mouery (Mike Emanuele Lab) who received the 2023 Terry Magnuson Award at the 2023 GMB/Genetics/BCB Scientific Retreat in Asheville, NC. This highly competitive award honors senior graduate students for their contributions to science and to the UNC Chapel Hill Genetics and Molecular Biology community. Nominations are submitted by faculty … Read more

The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) held a scientific retreat on Sept. 20-22, 2023, at  Renaissance in Asheville, NC. More than 220 faculty, postdocs, students and staff attended the annual Scientific Retreat hosted by the UNC Department of Genetics.  21 … Read more

Congratulations to Marielle Bond for being awarded an NRSA F31 predoctral fellowship from the National Institute on Aging. Marielle’s project is titled: “Cell-type Specific Interrogation of Variant Function in Alzheimer’s Disease.”        

UNC School of Medicine graduate student Oscar Arroyo from Daniel McKay’s lab was among 50 students across the United States named as Gilliam Fellows by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced the 2023 class of 50 Gilliam Fellows conducting outstanding research in their respective scientific fields and their advisers who … Read more

Congratulations to Rachel DuMez-Kornegay (Rob Dowen lab), who was awarded an NRSA F31 predoctoral fellowship from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health of the National Institutes of Health. Rachel’s project is titled “Elucidating the Host Metabolic Response to Consumption of Kombucha-associated Microorganisms.”      

Genetics and Molecular Biology recent graduate Jack Sanford, from the lab of Yanping Zhang, receives the Graduate Fellow Basic Science Award from UNC Chapel Hill’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Graduate Fellow Awards in Basic Science is annual competitive $3,000 award for outstanding graduate students in the research programs of cancer center members who have active, … Read more