The Department of Genetics, the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) and the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) held a scientific retreat on September 29-October 1, 2024, at Myrtle Beach, SC.
More than 210 faculty, postdocs, students and staff attended the annual Scientific Retreat hosted by the UNC Department of Genetics. 25 speakers gave talks across five sessions and more than 100 posters were presented over two nights. Dr. Jonathan Berg gave the third annual keynote address on the subject of “Genomic Medicine”. Congratulations to the award recipients listed below and thank you to all who attended and presented their work!
A big thank you to Cara Marlow, John Cornett, Pam Rosenberg, and Dr. Sarah Schoenrock for planning, organizing, and managing the retreat!
Awards
Terry Magnuson Dissertation Awards
Jeanne Marie McPherson
2024 GMB Recipient of the Terry Magnuson Award
Ellen Risemberg
2024 BCB Recipient of the Terry Magnuson Award
Best Poster Presentation Awards
-BCB Graduate Students
Enes Kelestemur
Alex Tropsha Lab
Matthew Sutcliffe
Charles Perou Lab
-GMB Graduate Students
Nila Pazhayam
Jeff Sekelsky Lab
Sarah Lester
Samir Kelada and Karen Mohlke Labs
-Graduate Student (Other Programs)
Elena Kharitonova – Biostatistics
Yun Li Lab
-Postdoc
Todd Kimball
Christoph Rau Lab
Best Talk Awards
-BCB Graduate Student
Abdalla Alkhawaja
Lab: Karen Mohlke Lab
-GMB Graduate Student
Mark Geisler
Lab: Bob Duronio Lab
-Postdoc
Anna Michmerhuizen
Lab: Charles Perou Lab