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Medical School honors 51 faculty members appointed to professorships in 2022, including Dr. Stephanie Bielas
March 28, 2023 - Department of Human Genetics Annual Postdoctoral Symposium
Please join us for the Department of Human Genetics Annual Postdoctoral Symposium, Tuesday, March 28 starting at 1:30PM. The attached flyer provides detailed information. Please share this with your colleagues.
Donna Martin, M.D., Ph.D. Named 2022 AAAS Fellow
DHG’s own Dr. Donna Martin was among this outstanding group of scholars and was elected for distinguished contributions to the field of developmental neuroscience, particularly for modeling epigenetic disorders to treat human disease. Congratulations Donna, this is a wonderful and well-deserved honor!
Department Town Hall - January 5, 2023 - 4PM 4:00 PM TO 5:00 PM
All department members are invited to attend a DHG Townhall on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 4pm in the ABC Seminar rooms, BSRB . The results of the internal DHG Climate Survey will be shared at this department-wide event.
Please save the date to attend this important meeting!
Diane Baker Alumni Lecture and Award in Genetic Counseling
The 13th Annual Diane Baker Alumni Lecture presented by Julie Culver, M.S., L.C.G.C., C.C.R.P.
"Clinical And Psychological Impact of Genetic Testing Among Individuals and Families Of Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds”
Tuesday, November 29th , 3:00 - 4:00PM North Lecture Hall - MSII 3695
11th Annual Thomas D. Gelehrter Lectureship
Friday, November 11, 2022 12:00 - 3:00 PM Kahn Auditorium
"Gene Discovery and the Promise of Precision Medicine in Epilepsy"
Heather C. Mefford, M.D., Ph.D. Member, Center For Pediatric Neurological Disease Research St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis, TN
White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Clinical Genomics and Equity Virtual Event 9/22
Wendy R. Uhlmann, MS, CGC (Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics) will be moderating a panel of experts during a Webinar on Clinical Genomics organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dr. Bielas appointed as the Sellner Professor of Human Genetics!
Regents of the University of Michigan have appointed Dr. Stephanie Bielas (Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Associate Professor of Pediatrics) as the Morton S. and Henrietta K. Sellner Professor of Human Genetics!
Activation of Xist by an evolutionarily conserved function of KDM5C demethylase
The Kalantry Lab and Iwase Lab collaborate to publish a new manuscript in Nature Communications! Click here for more information .
Milan Kumar Samanta, Srimonta Gayen, Clair Harris, Emily
Preventing erosion of X-chromosome inactivation in human embryonic stem cells
The Kalantry Lab publishes a new manuscript in Nature Communications! Click here for more information .
Marissa Cloutier, Surinder Kumar, Emily Buttigieg, Laura Keller, Brandon Lee, Aaron Williams, Sandra Mojica-
LIVELIKELOU GRANTS FOR ALS SCIENCE MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE NEW YEAR
The LiveLikeLou Foundation is proud to announce Stephanie L. Moon, PhD, from the University of Michigan, as its 2021 Career Development Award recipient.
12th Annual Diane Baker Alumni Lecture
Janice Berliner, M.S., C.G.C., presents 'The Evolution of a Career: From Clinic, to Training the Next Generation of Genetic Counselors, to Making Genetics Accessible to the Public'
An Endocrine Society Thematic Issue: Neuroendocrinology 2021
Dr. Camper's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism paper, Comprehensive identification of pathogenic gene variants in patients with neuroendocrine disorders, was chosen for the Endocrine Society Thematic Issue on
Disability Health Talk - October 15 - 12PM EST
You are invited to join a talk hosted by Disability Advocacy Coalition in Health Professions (DAC HP) given by Dr. Susan Ernst on Reproductive Healthcare for People with Disabilities on Friday, October 15th at 12pm EST .
Congratulations to Erika Chick for being selected as the 2021 James V. Neel Genetic Counseling Fellowship recipient!
The James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics honors the legacy of James Neel through lectures by prominent genetic researchers and fellowship awards to outstanding graduate education students.
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GENETIC COUNSELING PROGRAM - OPEN HOUSE
Join us as we discuss the University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program. These open houses will include a discussion of our curriculum, the application process, and perspectives from current students.
Intended Audience: Individuals seeking admission to the Genetic Counseling Program in the next year.
RSVP required. Register
Xiaoyan Jia, PhD receives 2021 C.W. Cotterman Award
Xiaoyan Jia, PhD receives the 2021 Cotterman Award for his article "Massively parallel functional testing of MSH2 missense variants conferring Lynch syndrome risk". Each September, the Cotterman Award is presented to trainee authors of two articles
ASHG Honors Cristen J. Willer, PhD with the 2021 Early-Career Award
ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Cristen J. Willer, PhD as the recipient of the 2021 Early-Career Award . Dr. Willer is the Frank N. Wilson Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Human Genetics, and