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Dr. Yun Li and Collaborators Publish Review in AJHG

April 4, 2025

Yun Li, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Biostatistics) is a co-corresponding author together with Quan Sun (Biostatistics doctoral candidate) on a new review paper published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, titled 鈥淥pportunities and challenges of local ancestry in genetic association analysis鈥�.

Dr. Virginia Miller Named AAAS Fellow

April 1, 2025

Virginia Miller, PhD (Professor, Genetics and Microbiology & Immunology, Retired) has been named a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the most distinguished honors in the scientific community.

Laura Raffield Awarded New Subcontract from UTSW Medical Center

March 20, 2025

Dr. Laura Raffield (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has received a new subcontract from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Hyejung Won Awarded New Seed Grant from the ALS Association

March 20, 2025

Dr. Hyejung Won (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a seed grant from the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association for her project titled 鈥淒eciphering higher-order chromatin mechanisms for C9orf72-mediated ALS鈥�.

Chuck Perou Awarded New DoD Grant

March 20, 2025

Dr. Chuck Perou (Distinguished Professor, Genetics and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) received a new grant from the Department of Defense for his project titled 鈥淭he Breast Cancer Cellular Atlas鈥�.

Alexander Rubinsteyn Receives New Grant from Jaime Leandro Foundation

March 20, 2025

Dr. Alex Rubinsteyn (Associate Professor, Genetics) was awarded a new grant from the Jaime Leandro Foundation for his project titled 鈥淥ptimization of personalized cancer immunotherapeutic approaches鈥�.聽

Michael Love Awarded R01 Renewal from NHGRI

March 20, 2025

Dr. Michael Love (Associate Professor, Genetics and Biostatistics) had a successful competitive renewal of his R01 grant titled 鈥淎 modular framework for accurate, interpretable, and reproducible analysis of long read RNA-seq data鈥� from NHGRI.