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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37th Annual Genetics Graduate Research Symposium

37th Annual Genetics Graduate Research Symposium

The 37th Annual Genetics Graduate Research Symposium will be held on Monday, February 11th

September 2012

Plants 4 Kids Instills a Love of Plants
Sep 14th, 2012 - Plants 4 Kids was the inspiration of Anna Stepanova and her colleague and husband, Jose Alonso. “We realized children are fascinated with growing things and decided to make something more formal…

July 2012

Dr. Rachel Lynch Awarded NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Jul 27th, 2012 - Dr. Rachel Lynch has been awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship

May 2012

Shilpa Swarup selected for the Emerging Leaders in Science program at Monsanto
May 23rd, 2012 - Shilpa Swarup, who recently completed her doctoral dissertation in Genetics, was selected for the Emerging Leaders in Science program at Monsanto.

Karen Merchante awarded Marie Curie/University of Malaga U-Mobility Postdoctoral Fellowship
May 16th, 2012 - Karen (Maria C. Merchante) has been awarded a Marie Curie/University of Malaga U-Mobility Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project "The role of translational regulation in plant hormonal responses".

April 2012

Genetics students win awards at NCSU Research Spring Symposium
Apr 25th, 2012 - Undergraduate students Megan Morse and Keiko Wadsworth, both minoring in Genetics, won research awards at the 21st Annual NCSU Undergraduate Research Spring Symposium.

Sarah Cash receives CALS Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Apr 02nd, 2012 - Genetics PhD student Sarah Cash will receive the CALS Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Sarah is being recognized for teaching in GN 311P, the recitation and problem session that accompanies GN 311,…

Students win teaching and research awards at the 36th Annual Genetics Graduate Student Symposium
Apr 02nd, 2012 - Outstanding Teaching Apprentice awards were presented to Sarah Cash, Laura Constance and April Wynn, and Outstanding Research Presentation Awards were presented Juan Rosario (Advanced Student Award) and…

March 2012

Tiffany Garbutt and Molly Matty awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Mar 30th, 2012 - Tiffany Garbutt, a second year PhD student in Genetics, and Molly Matty, a senior undergraduate Chemistry major and Genetics minor, have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships by the National Science…

Tiffany Garbutt wins award at NCSU Research Symposium
Mar 26th, 2012 - Second-year genetics PhD student Tiffany Garbutt won second-place award in the Life Sciences Category at this year's NCSU Graduate Student Research Symposium.

February 2012

Sarah Long awarded ACCIAC Undergraduate Fellowship in Creativity and Innovation
Feb 28th, 2012 - Sarah Long, an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Pat Estes' genetics lab, has been awarded an ACCIAC Undergraduate Fellowship in Creativity and Innovation with Research Abroad.

New mouse reference library should speed gene discoveries
Feb 16th, 2012 - Genetic information provided by a large group of specially designed mice could pave the way to faster human health discoveries and transform the ways people battle and prevent disease.

January 2012

Dr. José Alonso appointed to Advisory Committee of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center
Jan 20th, 2012 - Dr. José Alonso, Associate Professor of Genetics, has been appointed to the seven member Advisory Committee of the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center.

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