Genetics and Molecular Biology
Genetics is both a discipline (the study of heredity) and an experimental approach (manipulation of genes or the genetic material). Today, most geneticists include work at the molecular level by manipulating RNA or DNA…or entire genomes. Our department is strong in both model organism genetics and genomics.
Explore the labs of Biology faculty who focus their research in genetics and molecular biology:
Ahmed, Shawn
Professor
216 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-4780
shawn@med.unc.edu
Research interests: Telomere biology and germ cell immortality
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Bloom, Kerry S.
Thad L. Beyle Distinguished Professor
623 Fordham Hall
205 Coker Hall (Chair)
(919) 962-1182
kerry_bloom@unc.edu
Research interests: Molecular Biology; Chromosome and Spindle Dynamics
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Burch, Christina
Professor
Associate Chair, Development
3163 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4445
cburch@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Experimental Evolution of Viruses
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Conlon, Frank
Professor
220 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-5500
frank_conlon@med.unc.edu
Research interests: Developmental Genetics
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Copenhaver, Gregory P.
Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Convergent Science
Associate Dean of Research & Innovation
4161 Genome Sciences Building
gcopenhaver@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Genetics
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Crews, Stephen
Adjunct Professor
2151 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 423-8236
steve_crews@unc.edu
Research interests: Drosophila Nervous System Development; Gene Regulation
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Dangl, Jeff
HHMI Investigator and John N. Couch Professor
4260 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4469
dangl@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Plant and Pathogen Genetics, Genomics and Cell Biology, Plant Disease Resistance and Plant Metagenomics
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Dowen, Jill
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics Department, Biology Department
3360 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-8132
jilldowen@unc.edu
Research interests: Three-dimensional genome architecture and gene regulation in development and disease
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Dowen, Rob
Assistant Professor
321 Fordham Hall
858-736-6579
dowen@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Regulation of fat metabolism during development, aging, and disease
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Duronio, Robert J.
Professor & Department Chair
Director of the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences
3350 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4568
duronio@med.unc.edu
Research interests: Epigenetic control of the cell cycle during animal development
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Furey, Terry
Professor
5022 Genetic Medicine Building
(919) 966-7033
tsfurey@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Genetics of gene regulation in complex traits; Computational genomics; Chromatin biology; Crohn's disease; Environmental toxicogenomics
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Gladfelter, Amy
Adjunct Professor
C341 LSRC, 308 Research Drive, Duke University
amyglad@duke.edu
Research interests: Cytoskeleton dynamics, biophysical cell biology, cytoplasm organization
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Goldstein, Bob
James L. Peacock III Distinguished Professor
616 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-8575
bobg@unc.edu
Research interests: Cell Biology of Development, Evolution of Development, Tolerance of Extremes
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Grant, Sarah R.
Research Professor (Emeritus)
4258 Genome Sciences Building
sgrant@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Hige, Toshihide
Assistant Professor
2157 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4736
hige@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Neurophysiology and Behavior in Drosophila
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Jones, Alan M.
Kenan Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor
312 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6932
alan_jones@unc.edu
Research interests: Signal Perception and the Regulation of Growth and Development
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Jones, Corbin
Professor
3159 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4443
cdjones@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
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Kieber, Joseph
Kenan Distinguished Professor
4163 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4455
jkieber@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Molecular Genetic Analysis of Ethylene and Cytokinin Action in Arabidopsis
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Laederach, Alain
Professor
3354 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4565
alain@unc.edu
Research interests: Disease-associated mutations and their effect on RNA Structure
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Maddox, Amy Shaub
Professor
Associate Chair, Academic Affairs
408 Fordham Hall
919-843-3228
asm@unc.edu
Research interests: Cytoskeletal Dynamics and Cell Division
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Marzluff, William F.
William Rand Kenan Professor
208 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-2140
marzluff@med.unc.edu
Research interests: Regulation of RNA Metabolism in Animal Cells
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Matera, Gregory
Professor
3352 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4567
matera@unc.edu
Research interests: RNA Processing: Biogenesis of Small Ribonucleoproteins in Health and Disease
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Matthysse, Ann G.
Professor
304 Coker Hall
(919) 962-6941
ann_matthysse@unc.edu
Research interests: Genetics and mechanisms of the interactions of bacteria with plant surfaces
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McKay, Daniel J.
Associate Professor, Biology Department and Genetics Department
3358 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 843-2064
dmckay1@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Developmental Genomics
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Nimchuk, Zachary
Associate Professor
4155 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4460
zackn@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Plant developmental genetics and stem cell regulation
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Peifer, Mark
Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor
521 Fordham Hall
peifer@unc.edu
Research interests: Cell adhesion, signal transduction, and cytoskeletal regulation in development and disease
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Reed, Jason W.
Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
305 Coker Hall
(919) 962-5640
jreed@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Plant Signal Transduction and Development
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Rogers, Steve
Associate Professor
422 Fordham Hall
srogers@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Cell Biology of the Cytoskeleton, Cell Migration, and Morphogenesis
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Sekelsky, Jeff
Professor
303 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-9400
sekelsky@unc.edu
Research interests: DNA Repair and Recombination
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Shiau, Celia
Associate Professor
2159 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-7010
shiauce@unc.edu
Research interests: Crosstalk between immune and nervous systems; macrophages and microglia; immune activation and inflammation; vertebrate development
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Slep, Kevin
Associate Professor
Associate Chair, Diversity & Inclusion
402 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-4858
KSlep@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Cytoskeletal Structure and Dynamics
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Stafford, Darrel W.
Professor
442 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-0597
dws@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Molecular Biology
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Tie, Jian-Ke
Research Associate Professor
438 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-2267
jktie@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Structure-function study of enzymes in the vitamin K cycle
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Vision, Todd J.
Associate Professor
3155 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4479
tjv@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Computational genetics, genome evolution and the architecture of complex traits
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Willett, Christopher S.
Research Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
406 Coker Hall
(919) 843-8663
willett4@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Molecular population and evolutionary genetics
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Yeh, Elaine
Research Professor
603 Fordham Hall
(919) 962-2331
elaine_yeh@unc.edu
Research interests: Nuclear division in yeast: cell cycle control; microtubule motor proteins and the cytoskeleton.
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