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Jason Stein awarded grant from National Science Foundation for project titled 鈥淎 unified computational framework for analysis, storage, and visualization of 3D brain microscopy data鈥

August 24, 2016
This study will focus on development of a computational framework for storing, sharing and analyzing three-dimensional micron resolution images in fluorescently-labeled brain samples, with a specific focus on brain structure deficits in an autism mouse model. Jason Stein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics with a joint appointment in the 黑料网...

Lisa M. Tarantino, Ph.D. Appointed Associate Professor in Department of Genetics

August 11, 2016
The research in Dr. Tarantino鈥檚 laboratory is focused on identification and characterization of genes that influence behavior. In particular, they study mouse models of addiction, anxiety, stress and depression-like behaviors. Dr. Tarantino will have a primary appointment in Genetics, secondary appointment in Psychiatry and a joint appointment in the School...

Sethupathy publishes invited review in Current Diabetes Reports

August 2, 2016
The article reviews progress in the microRNA field over the past decade, and details findings in pre-clinical studies that have demonstrated that pharmacologic manipulation of microRNAs, mostly in the liver, can modulate metabolic phenotypes and even reverse the course of insulin resistance and diabetes. Praveen Sethupathy, PhD, Assistant Professor in...

Department of Genetics Researchers Recognized

July 26, 2016
Karen Mohlke, Chuck Perou, Pat Sullivan and Jenny Ting have been named to the list of 2015 Highly Cited Researchers. Karen Mohlke, Chuck Perou, Pat Sullivan and Jenny Ting have been named to the list of 2015 Highly Cited Researchers. The 3000 researchers highlighted in 2015 represent the top one...

Berg published in Clinical Cancer Research

July 26, 2016
Jonathan Berg, MD, PhD, a 黑料网 Lineberger member and an assistant professor in the 黑料网 Department of Genetics, was corresponding author of a study that investigated the frequency of pathogenic germline variants in hereditary cancer susceptibility genes in cancer patients undergoing tumor-germline sequencing. ~From the 黑料网 LIneberger...

Yun Li awarded R01 from NHLBI for project titled 鈥淕enetic Studies of Blood Cell Traits in Multi-Ethnic Cohorts鈥

July 14, 2016
The study will focus on genetic mechanisms underlying blood cell traits in multi-ethnic cohorts, in particular admixed, under-represented U.S. minority populations such as African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos. Yun Li, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics, Biostatistics and Computer Science (adjunct) has been awarded an R01 from the National Heart, Lung, and...

Pardo-Manuel de Villena named Interim Chair of Department of Genetics

July 8, 2016
Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, PhD, will take over July 1 from Terry Magnuson, PhD, who will become the vice chancellor for research at 黑料网-Chapel Hill. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena, professor of genetics and associate chair for research, will become interim chair of the Department of Genetics effective July 1. He...

Praveen Sethupathy has been named as a recipient of a prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award from the American Diabetes Association

February 8, 2016
Only three Accelerator awards are given each year. They are designed to “support exceptional, independent early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves as promising investigators and are in the beginning stages of establishing successful, sustainable diabetes research programs.” The ADA gives a total of six Pathway awards annually to investigators at...

Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena named one of two inaugural Oliver Smithies Investigators

September 21, 2015
Oliver Smithies Investigator Award recipients are selected based on their sustained excellence in their chosen disciplines, their international reputation as a leader in their fields and the impact of their research within the medical and scientific communities. Dr. Pardo-Manuel de Villena was selected for his leadership of the Collaborative Cross,...

Shawn Ahmed’s group reports on a novel mechanism of gene silencing in Caenorhabditis elegans, termed “multigenerational RNAe”

September 14, 2015
The title of the article, published in PNAS, is “Lack of pairing during meiosis triggers multigenerational transgene silencing in Caenorhabditis elegans.” Co-first authors are Luciana Leopold, a graduate student in the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Bree Heestand, a postdoctoral fellow in Shawn’s lab. This silencing process can...