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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...

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...

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...

GMB students Sarah Brotman (Karen Mohlke lab) and Nisitha Sengottuvel (Chad Pecot lab) participated in the Shadow a Scientist program. Shadow A Scientist is a graduate-student run organization that plans and conducts outreach visits for underserved communities in NC. Sarah and Saygin participated in a Q&A session with students from...

Black in Genetics holds their BIG Week Oct 4-10 (please click on the image for list of activities). BIG is an organization dedicated to amplifying voices and work by Black-identifying geneticists. See the Twitter hashtag  #BlackInGenetics and the BlackinGenetics account for more.

This week, August 17-23, 2020, follow #BlackInGeneticsWeek on Twitter. Founded by Alexis Stutzman @stutzman_alexis GMB graduate student in the Jill Dowen and Dan McKay labs.  Co-organized by Markia Smith @MarkiaASmith of the Katie Hoadley Lab. Special thanks to a BIG volunteer, Tamara Vital (Ian Davis Lab) @tvital_science, and help from friends...

The Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology is concerned about the well-being of our students and faculty during this time. We have compiled a list of mental health resources for you to use during this time. This list may be updated from time to time. If you should have any...

All Spring 2020 UNC Genetics and Molecular Biology Curriculum courses will be held online effective Monday, March 23, 2020. Contact your course instructor or teaching assistant immediately if you do not have access or have questions. Contact Curriculum Director Jeff Sekelsky or Student Services Manager John Cornett if you should...

A new module titled CRISPR-Based Genome Engineering (GNET 760) will be offered starting in Spring 2020. The module is being taught by Hector Franco, Assistant Professor of Genetics. It will include visits by a number of UNC experts in various CRISPR-based technologies. The course will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from...

Pedro Pozo (Jean Cook lab) published an  review article titled, “Cdt1 variants reveal unanticipated aspects of interactions with Cyclin/CDK and MCM important for normal genome replication” in Molcular Biology of the Cell (DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E18-04-0242).  Image: Flow cytometry profiles of cells with Ctd1 mutations; see paper for details.   Please see...