Author Archives: Jonathon Cornett

Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD (GMB), Benjamin Vincent, MD, and Pengda Liu, PhD (GMB), were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award. The UNC School of Medicine has named three outstanding researchers as recipients of the eighth annual Yang Family Biomedical Scholars...

In this new UNC School of Medicine Vital Signs series, graduate student Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza in the Parr lab is featured. Through her research at UNC, Gerdes Gyuricza has developed a clearer vision of how her work in genetic epidemiology can influence public health policies and make a difference in...

Micah Hysong (he/him), Genetics & Molecular Biology graduate student in Laura Raffield’s Lab (UNC Genetics), received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award. This fellowship will pay for the remainder of his PhD and offer exciting opportunities. He got this fellowship based on both his research proposal...

Ryan Salcido, Genetics & Molecular Biology graduate student in Mauro Calabrese’s lab (UNC Pharmacology) and received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award for his research proposal “Escape from X-Inactivation: A Model to Study Reversal of Epigenetic Silencing” and his commitment to science education and outreach.    ...

Rachel Dumez-Kornegay & Rob Dowen: Probiotics in kombucha found to mimic fasting and reduce fat stores in C. elegans model   “These findings are significant as they are consistent with purported human health benefits of kombucha tea, which include protection against metabolic diseases, improved liver function, and reduced fat accumulation.” —...

On November 29, UNC graduate students Kerstin Baran (Genetics and Molecular Biology in the Kathleen Caron lab), JP Flores (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in the Doug Phanstiel Lab), Jessica McAfee (Genetics and Molecular Biology in the Hyejung Won lab), and Rachel Szymanski (Genetics and Molecular Biology in the Frank Conlon...