Hyejung Won, PhD has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Genetics, effective July 1, 2023. Full article found here.

Researchers Dr. Robyn Jordan (UNC Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine), Dr. Zoe McElligott (UNC Psychiatry, Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies) and Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta (Gillings School of Global Public Health) partner to take on the evolving drug supply issues, recognizing that the addition of xylazine to fentanyl is likely what’s creating provider challenges with suboxone inductions. Full article … Read more

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 15 grants in response to the 2022 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Genetic Therapies request for applications (RFA). Full article found here.

The lab of Juan Song, PhD, and colleagues at the UNC School of Medicine, demonstrated the therapeutic potential of new neurons generated in adulthood for modulating the pathology and functional deficits associated with Alzheimer’s disease using rodent models. Full article found here.

Research on the one defective gene that causes the rare autism-related disorder could lead to broader breakthroughs Full article found here.

Several UNC School of Medicine faculty members were a part of three interdisciplinary research projects awarded $25,000 pilot grants through the UNC Autism Research Center. Full article found here.

As director of the Neuroscience Microscopy Core, Michelle Itano teaches researchers how to take beautiful, complex images of specimens and other microscopic objects, assisting them with data analysis, image processing, problem-solving and tailored advice for their specific projects. Full article found here.

The Awards for Excellence in Basic Science Mentoring went to Joyce Besheer, PhD, Sharon Campbell, PhD, Charles Perou, PhD, and Will Valdar, PhD. The Nova Awards for Mentoring went to Adriana Beltran, PhD, Jessica Bowser, PhD, and Natalie Stanley, PhD. Full article found here.

Gregory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, received a Director’s Award for Excellence in Research, and Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD, associate professor of anesthesiology, earned an honorable mention for the Director’s Trailblazer award. Full article found here.  

Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine, led by Ian Shih, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Neurology and Associate Director of the Biomedical Research Imaging Center, revealed the role of the insular cortex in controlling the Default Mode Brain Network. Full article found here.