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GMB Graduate Student Erica Branham (Sarah Linnstaedt Lab) Awarded National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) F31 Predoctoral Fellowship

July 22, 2024

Congratulations to Erica Branham for being awarded an F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Erica’s project is titled: “Stressful life events confer risk for chronic posttraumatic musculoskeletal pain through DNA methylation changes at the POMC promoter.”        

GMB Graduate Student Gabrielle Quickstad (Terry Magnuson & Karl Shpargel Labs) Awarded National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research F31 Predoctoral Fellowship

July 18, 2024

Congratulations to Gabi Quickstad for being awarded an F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research. Gabi’s project is titled: “Investigating the roles of the H3K4 methyltransferases KMT2C and KMT2D in chondrocyte differentiation and endochondral ossification.”          

GMB Graduate Student Ana Berglind (Erin Heinzen Lab) is the recipient of a F99/K00 Award

July 1, 2024

Ana Berglind, a Genetics and Molecular Biology graduate student in Erin Heinzen’s Lab, is the recipient of a F99/K00 award from the National Institutes of Health. Her project title is “Discovery and functional characterization of somatic variation in intractable focal epilepsy”. The purpose of the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) is to encourage … Read more

Micah Hysong (he/him) wins National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

April 26, 2024

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 “Leveraging Multi-omic data from Individuals … Read more

Ryan Salcido wins National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award

April 26, 2024

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.            

Congratulations to GMB Graduate Student Marielle Bond who is a Finalist in the 2023 UNC Three Minute Thesis Competition

October 23, 2023

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

Benjamin Kornegay (Jill Dowen Lab) is the recipient of a Burroughs Wellcome Fund 2023 Graduate Diversity Enrichment Program (GDEP) Award

September 28, 2023

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.        

GMB Graduate Student Ryan Mouery (Mike Emanuele Lab) Receives The 2023 Terry Magnuson Award

September 27, 2023

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

Jeff Sekelsky Honored for 10 Years of Leadership as GMB Director of Graduate Studies

September 22, 2023

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