Department of Genetics

UNC GeNe Families including graduate students from the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, and other Department of Genetics labs celebrated the end of academic year 2025-2026 with a summer kick-off on the lawn of Genetic Medicine Building on the UNC campus on Thursday, May 14. The event … Read more The post UNC GeNe Families in…

The genetic tool allows doctors to better tailor treatments to each patient’s unique subtype of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The post UNC Researchers Develop Faster, Low-Cost Method to Diagnose Common Pediatric Cancer appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Dr. Margarita Dzama-Karels (Postdoctoral Fellow, Raab laboratory) received the 2026 Joseph S. Pagano Award in recognition of her 2025 paper in Cell Reports "Menin-MLL1 complex cooperates with NF-Y to promote hepatocellular carcinoma survival”. The post Dzama-Karels Recognized with Joseph S. Pagano Award appeared first on Department of Genetics .

A team of scientists from the UNC-CH Department of Genetics and partnering institutions, led by Dr. Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena (Professor and Chair, UNC Genetics), published a policy article titled “Improve genetic quality control to increase rigor and reproducibility of mouse research” in the 14 May 2026 issue of Science. The post Science Publishes Genetic Quality Control Policy Article ap…

Dr. Jonathan Berg (Bryson Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Medicine) and Dr. Melissa Haendel (Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor, Genetics) are the co-PIs of a new U01 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) for a project titled “Southeastern Genomic Medicine eConsult Network (SeGMeNt)”. The post Berg and Haendel Awarded New U01 Grant from NHGRI appeared first…

Dr. Lisa Tarantino (Professor, Genetics and Assistant Dean for Research, Eshelman School of Pharmacy) was awarded an R03 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for her project titled “Using unbiased whole-brain imaging to identify functional brain networks in genetically heterogeneous Collaborative Cross mouse strains with divergent responses to cocaine”. The post Tarantino Receives R03 …

Dr. Karen Mohlke (Professor, Genetics) successfully renewed her R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for her project titled “Targeted genetic analysis of T2D and quantitative traits”. The post Mohlke Renews R01 from NIDDK appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Dr. Katie Hoadley (Associate Professor, Genetics) received a new award from the Department of Defense for her project titled “Mapping histologic and molecular divergence in breast cancer metastasis”. The post Hoadley Secures New Award from DoD appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 29 papers in April 2026. The post Department of Genetics Publications for April 2026 appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Dr. Jeremy Purvis successfully renewed his R01 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) for his project titled “Computational models of the human cell cycle to reveal disease mechanism and inform treatment”. The post Purvis Successful with NIGMS R01 Competitive Renewal appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Dr. Qingyun Liu (Assistant Professor) et al. published a paper in Trends in Genetics titled “Heterogeneity in microbial antibiotic responses: Genetic basis and within-host evolution”. The post Liu Publishes in Trends in Genetics appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Emily Drzymalla is an epidemiology graduate student and has been awarded a National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) from the National Institute of Aging (NIA), for her project titled “Metabolomic correlates of improved Alzheimer’s disease polygenic risk score for different populations”. The post Emily Drzymalla Awarded a NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship from NIA a…

Dr. Chuck Perou (Distinguished Professor) has been appointed an honorary Doctor of Medicine by the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. The post Perou Appointed Honorary Doctor of Medicine by Karolinska Institutet appeared first on Department of Genetics .

Dr. Anne Thessen (Associate Professor) received a consulting contract from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Common Data Element program. The post Thessen Awarded Consulting Contract from NIEHS appeared first on Department of Genetics .