Anne Thessen Publishes Exposomics Paper in Science
April 25, 2025
Dr. Anne Thessen (Associate Professor, Genetics) was a co-author of a recently published Science paper titled 鈥淚ntegrating exosomes in biomedicine鈥�.聽
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Department of Genetics Publications for March 2nd – 29th, 2025
April 20, 2025
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 30 papers during March 2nd - 29th 2025.
Searching for the genetic origins of a debilitating skin disease
April 11, 2025
Chris Sayed, a dermatologist at the 黑料网, has spent much of his career focused on what he calls "the worst and most common disease you've never heard of."
Dr. Yun Li and Team Publish New Model (endoPRS) in AJHG
April 8, 2025
Yun Li, PhD (Professor, Genetics) together with first author Elena Kharitonova (PhD Student, Biostatistics) have published a new paper in the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) titled 鈥淓ndoPRS: Incorporating endophenotype information to improve polygenic risk scores for clinical endpoints 鈥� a study in asthma鈥�.聽
Dr. Yun Li and Collaborators Publish Review in AJHG
April 4, 2025
Yun Li, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Biostatistics) is a co-corresponding author together with Quan Sun (Biostatistics doctoral candidate) on a new review paper published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, titled 鈥淥pportunities and challenges of local ancestry in genetic association analysis鈥�.
Dr. Virginia Miller Named AAAS Fellow
April 1, 2025
Virginia Miller, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology, Retired) has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community.
Laura Raffield Awarded New Subcontract from UTSW Medical Center
March 20, 2025
Dr. Laura Raffield (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has received a new subcontract from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Hyejung Won Awarded New Seed Grant from the ALS Association
March 20, 2025
Dr. Hyejung Won (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a seed grant from the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association for her project titled 鈥淒eciphering higher-order chromatin mechanisms for C9orf72-mediated ALS鈥�.
Chuck Perou Awarded New DoD Grant
March 20, 2025
Dr. Chuck Perou (Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) received a new grant from the Department of Defense for his project titled 鈥淭he Breast Cancer Cellular Atlas鈥�.
Alexander Rubinsteyn Receives New Grant from Jaime Leandro Foundation
March 20, 2025
Dr. Alex Rubinsteyn (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a new grant from the Jaime Leandro Foundation for his project titled 鈥淥ptimization of personalized cancer immunotherapeutic approaches鈥�.聽