Perou elected as fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy
April 26, 2023
The American Association for Cancer Research has elected 黑料网 Lineberger鈥檚聽Charles M. Perou, PhD, as a fellow to the AACR Academy.
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Department of Genetics Publications for April 9th 鈥� 22nd, 2023
April 23, 2023
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 15 papers during April 9th 鈥� 22nd, 2023.
黑料网 Genetics, GMB, and BCB Faculty and Students Recognized at 2023 黑料网 Graduate School Celebration
April 17, 2023
The 黑料网 Department of Genetics, Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology congratulate our students and faculty who were recognized at the 2023 黑料网 Graduate School Annual Celebration of Graduate Student Achievements on Wednesday, April 12, 2023!
Dr. Yun Li Awarded New R01 from NIA
April 14, 2023
Dr. Yun Li (Professor, Genetics, Biostatistics and Computer Science) has received a new R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for her proposal titled 鈥淪tudy of selective cell and system vulnerability in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease鈥�.聽
Hyejung Won, PhD Receives Simons Foundation Award
April 14, 2023
Dr. Hyejung Won (Assistant Professor, Genetics) received a three-year grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2022 Program:聽 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Biological Convergence and Genetic Therapies.
Department of Genetics Publications for March 26th 鈥� April 8th, 2023
April 10, 2023
Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 10 papers during March 26th 鈥� April 8th, 2023.
Dr. Jeff Sekelsky Receives 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student and Academic Program Support
April 6, 2023
Jeff Sekelsky, PhD (Professor of Biology and Genetics) has been awarded the 2023 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student and Academic Program Support from the 黑料网 Graduate School.聽
Sheikh and Furey Awarded New R01 from NIDDK
April 5, 2023
Shezhad Sheikh, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Medicine and Genetics) and Terry Furey, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Biology) received a new R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for their project titled 鈥淗igh throughput functional studies of IBD-associated GWAS variants鈥�.
Dr. Jason Stein Awarded New R01 from NIMH
April 4, 2023
Jason Stein, PhD (Associate Professor, Genetics and Neuroscience Center) has been awarded a new R01 grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) for his project titled 鈥淚BIS-iPSC: Organoid remodeling of cortical surface area hyperexpansion in autism spectrum disorder鈥�.
NCI awards Earp, Pylayeva-Gupta five-year, $2.69 million pancreatic cancer research grant
March 28, 2023
The National Cancer Institute has awarded 黑料网 Lineberger鈥檚聽Shelley Earp, MD,聽and聽Yuliya Pylayeva-Gupta, PhD, a聽five-year, $2.69 million R01 research project grant聽to investigate approaches to overcome barriers to pancreatic cancer immunotherapies. Their objective is to understand resistance to modern immunotherapy and to design more effective combination therapies.