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News
Dr. Parul Johri Named Early-Career Excellence Award Winner by SMBE
June 24, 2024
Parul Johri, PhD (Assistant Professor, Biology and Genetics) won the 2024 Early-Career Excellence Award from the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Department of Genetics Publications for June 9th – 22nd, 2024
June 24, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 9th – 22nd 2024.
UNC Genetics, Pharmacology, BCB, and GMB Team Up With the UNC Office of Rural Initiatives for “Camp Med”
June 23, 2024
The UNC Department of Genetics joined together with the Department of Pharmacology, the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB), the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB), and the UNC Office of Rural Initiatives to participate in a day of community outreach with “Camp Med”.
Research at its core
June 21, 2024
UNC Research Core Facilities are shared services that enhance and expand the collaborative capabilities of Carolina’s research enterprise.
Pioneering studies show promise in sequencing a baby’s genome at birth
June 21, 2024
This article originally appeared in the Washington Post and Yahoo News.
Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD) Grant Transferred to UNC Department of Genetics
June 18, 2024
The NIH Office of the Director-funded grant “Iron-CLAD: securely advancing All of Us participant characterization with proven platforms and collaborations” (Dr. Melissa Haendel, PI) has been transferred to UNC Genetics.
Mieczkowski Awarded NCBC-IIG Equipment Grant
June 18, 2024
Dr. Piotr Mieczkowski (Professor, Genetics) was awarded an equipment grant from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) for his proposal titled “Enhancing the High Throughput Sequencing Facility at UNC: Upgrading from Fluent 1080 to Tecan DreamPrep NGS Workstation for Improved Capability”.
Department of Genetics Publications for May 12th – June 8th, 2024
June 10, 2024
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 23 papers during May 12th – June 8th 2024.
NIH All of Us Research Program Seeks Input on Next Phase of Data Linkages Curated through CLAD
June 6, 2024
The Center for Linkage and Acquisition of Data (CLAD), led by Dr. Melissa Haendel (Distinguished Professor, Genetics) “expands the types and research utility of program data available to researchers through passive data streams.”
Dr. Laura Raffield Receives New U01 Grant from the National Institute on Aging
June 3, 2024
Laura Raffield, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been awarded a new U01 grant from NIA for her project titled “Proteomic biomarkers of incident cognitive impairment in Black and White adults”.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday – Department of Genetics Colloquium: Keriayn Smith
Wednesday 12:00 pm