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Dr. Sabrina Toro Awarded New R24 Grant from NIEHS

August 21, 2024
Sabrina Toro, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has been awarded an R24 from NIEHS for her project titled 鈥淎dvancing a community-led zebrafish toxicology phenotype atlas鈥�.

Dr. Courtney Thaxton Promoted to Associate Professor

August 19, 2024
Courtney Thaxton, PhD was promoted to Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2024.聽

Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Daiwei (David) Zhang

August 19, 2024
Welcome to Daiwei (David) Zhang, PhD. Dr. Zhang has been appointed as an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Biostatistics, with a joint appointment in the Department of Genetics.

Researchers Highlight the Genetic Complexity of Schizophrenia

August 13, 2024
A new review article written by Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics, outlines the genetic foundations for schizophrenia.

Dr. Jim Crowley Awarded Focus Grant from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

August 2, 2024
Jim Crowley, PhD (Professor, Genetics) has received a collaborative grant with the Karolinska Institutet, funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for the project titled 鈥淪aving lives: Constructing a nationwide cohort with multimodal data to improve precision in prediction and prevention of suicide鈥�.聽

黑料网 virologist and Professor of Genetics raises awareness of potential bird flu infections after rise in cases in Colorado

July 30, 2024
Since 2022, 14 cases of bird flu in humans have been reported in the United States. Since April 1, four people have contracted the virus after exposure to dairy cows, while 10 cases since April 28, 2022, came after exposure to poultry. Colorado has 10 cases in total.

Lisa Tarantino appointed as new Assistant Dean for Research at the 黑料网 Eshelman School of Pharmacy

July 26, 2024
The 黑料网 Eshelman School of Pharmacy has appointed its new Assistant Dean for Research. Lisa Tarantino, Ph.D., will join the School and its research enterprise on July 1.

黑料网-Chapel Hill research funding hits new milestone at $1.21B

July 26, 2024
Investment in Carolina鈥檚 research enterprise grew in FY24, with significant increases in funding from private organizations and federal agencies. The numbers are in and research at Carolina continues to grow. This is the fifth year in a row that research awards have topped $1 billion, facilitating research projects and experiments...

Study Reveals 鈥淐ell Death Cascade鈥� in Airway Cells Infected with SARS-CoV-2

July 26, 2024
Researchers in the lab of Jenny Ting, PhD, the William Kenan Distinguished Professor of Genetics and professor of microbiology and immunology, have made numerous findings about how cell death from SARS-CoV-2 infection may directly influence disease progression.

Genetics postdoctoral fellow Katherine Barnett awarded National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award

July 25, 2024
Dr. Barnett is the recipient of a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NIAID. Her project is entitled 鈥淩egulation of Pathologic Inflammasome Responses to SARS-CoV-2.鈥� This award is for promising postdoctoral scientists to transition to independent, tenure-track faculty positions. This award will support the end of Dr. Barnett鈥檚 mentored...