Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce that UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student Ellen Risemberg (William Valdar & Martin Ferris Labs) is a recipient of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2024! Given … Read more

Congratulations to UNC Bioinformatics and Computational Biology graduate student Ellen Risemberg for receiving the 2024 Terry Magnuson Award! The Terry Magnuson Award is presented each year at the BCB/GMB/Genetics Scientific Retreat. The 2024 Retreat was held in Myrtle Beach, SC … Read more

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

Congratulation to Ellen Risemberg, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Will Valdar and Marty Ferris, UNC Department of Genetics, who were both selected in the top ten for Three Minute Thesis! A panel of judges selected … Read more

Congratulations to Mike Kelly, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Hector Franco and Joel Parker, and Ellen Risemberg, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Graduate Student in the labs of Will Valdar and Marty Ferris for taking outstanding … Read more