North Carolina State University - Department Of Genetics

The Department of Genetics consists of a highly interactive group of scientists with foci in quantitative, developmental and computational genetics. The department also administers outstanding undergraduate and graduate training programs in genetics, partly supported by an NIH training grant on 'The Genetic Architecture of Quantitative Traits'.

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Dr. José Alonso appointed to Advisory Committee of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

Dr. José Alonso appointed to Advisory Committee of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center

Dr. José Alonso, Associate Professor of Genetics, has been appointed to the seven member Advisory Committee of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center.

January 2012

Associate Professor Franks Awarded George J. and Rhoda W. Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment Award
Jan 06th, 2012 - Dr. Bob Franks has been awarded the George J. and Rhoda W. Kriz Faculty Study Leave Endowment Award to support his scholarly reassignment visit to the Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics at…

October 2011

Postdoctoral Scholar Michelle DeSimone wins Best New Investigator Award
Oct 29th, 2011 - Dr. Michelle DeSimone, a postdoctoral scholar in the Threadgill Laboratory, wins the Environmental Mutagen Society's Best New Investigator Award. Dr. DeSimone was recognized at the 42nd Annual Meeting…

September 2011

Distinguished Professor Mackay to receive North Carolina Award
Sep 30th, 2011 - The State of North Carolina announced today that Distinguished Professor Trudy Mackay will receive the North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor the state bestows. The award will be presented on…

August 2011

David Higgins featured in CALS Student Perspectives
Aug 24th, 2011 - David Higgins, a senior double-majoring in Genetics and Plant Biology, was featured in the CALS Student Perspective. David spent the summer working in the lab of Dr. Bob Franks on the molecular genetic…

May 2011

First Bachelor of Science degrees in Genetics awarded at NC State University
May 18th, 2011 - Sarah Compton, Philip Thayer, Sruthi Sridhar, Lauren Trott and Kim Wagner are the first students to be awarded Bachelor of Science degrees in Genetics at NC State University's first Department of Genetics…

Distinguished Professor Fred Gould Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
May 13th, 2011 - Dr. Fred Gould, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of Entomology and of Genetics, was elected to membership in the US National Academy of Sciences. This is one of the highest honors…

Ginger Edwardsen wins Graduate Student Teaching Award of Merit
May 06th, 2011 - Ginger Edwardsen has been awarded the Graduate Student Teaching Award of Merit from the North American Colleges of Teachers of Agriculture.

Dr. José Alonso elected to the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee
May 04th, 2011 - Dr. José Alonso, Associate Professor of Genetics, has been elected to serve a four-year term on the eight member North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee.

April 2011

April Wynn Selected for Preparing the Professoriate Program
Apr 25th, 2011 - PhD Candidate April Wynn has been selected for the 2011–2012 Preparing the Professoriate (PTP) program.

Nathan Bihlmeyer Awarded NSF Fellowship
Apr 05th, 2011 - Nathan Bihlmeyer, a Senior Undergraduate minoring in Genetics, has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation. Nathan is a former President of the NCSU Genetics Club…

March 2011

Shilpa Swarup Wins Award at Research Symposium
Mar 21st, 2011 - Third-year PhD student Shilpa Swarup won a second-place award in the Life Sciences Category at this year's Graduate Student Research Symposium.

Julien Ayroles Wins Kenneth R. Keller Award for Excellence in Doctoral Dissertation Research
Mar 19th, 2011 - Dr. Julien Ayroles was selected by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NCSU as the recipient of the Kenneth R. Keller Award for Excellence in Doctoral DIssertation Research. The Keller award…

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