{"id":5659,"date":"2018-03-23T14:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2020-09-23T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:13:08","slug":"will-valdar-phd-awarded-nigms-outstanding-investigator-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/will-valdar-phd-awarded-nigms-outstanding-investigator-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Valdar, PhD, Awarded NIGMS Outstanding Investigator Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Dr. Will Valdar, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, has received an R35 Maximizing Investigators\u2019 Research Award (MIRA) for his project titled \u201cStatistical Modeling of Multiparental and Genetic Reference Populations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2971 size-thumbnail alignleft\" 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