Ellen Risemberg (William Valdar and Martin Ferris Labs) published an article titled “Sarbecovirus disease susceptibility is conserved across viral and host models” in Virus Research. The results reported here provide the first conclusive evidence that susceptibility to coronavirus disease is conserved … Read more
Ellen Risemberg (William Valdar and Martin Ferris Labs) published an article titled “A mutation in Themis contributes to anaphylaxis severity following oral peanut challenge in CC027 mice” in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. This study aimed to determine the genetic basis of … Read more
Congratulations to JP Flores for being selected as a 2024-2026 Scholar by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG). JP’s application was chosen from a highly competitive group of candidates in a program that remains committed to advancing diversity, equity, … Read more
Congratulations to Seyoun (Jess) Byun for being awarded an F31 Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Jess’ project is titled: “The effect of genetic variation on mRNA splicing in chondrocytes responding to … Read more
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded Gilliam Fellowships to 50 graduate students in science – and their advisers – following the largest competition in the program’s history. John Patrick Flores and his adviser Douglas Phanstiel, PhD, associate professor of cell … Read more
The UNC Department of Genetics joined together with the Department of Pharmacology, the Curriculum in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB), the Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB), and the UNC Office of Rural Initiatives to participate in a day … Read more
Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD (BCB), Benjamin Vincent, MD (BCB), and Pengda Liu, PhD, were selected as Yang Family Biomedical Scholars in the eighth installment of this annual School of Medicine award. The UNC School of Medicine has named three outstanding researchers … Read more
Nina Nishiyama, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Terry Furey and Shehzad Sheikh, received an F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA). Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney … Read more
On November 29, UNC graduate students Kerstin Baran (Genetics and Molecular Biology in the Kathleen Caron lab), JP Flores (Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in the Doug Phanstiel Lab), Jessica McAfee (Genetics and Molecular Biology in the Hyejung Won lab), and … Read more
Sarah Parker, a doctoral student in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Doug Phanstiel lab), is a finalist in the UNC Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis competition. This achievement reflects her ability to present her research in an accessible and compelling way. The … Read more
