May 19, 2023
Department of Human Genetics Promotions and Appointments!
Please join me in congratulating four of our faculty members who are approved for promotion or who received new appointments over the last year.
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May 9, 2023
2023 Endocrine Images Award Winners - Michelle L. Brinkmeier, Sally Camper, and Deb Gumucio – University of Michigan
The pituitary gland produces hormones that regulate metabolism, fertility, growth, and the stress response. The anterior lobe develops Rathke's pouch, and the posterior lobe and pituitary stalk develop from overlaying neural ectoderm. Stem cells in both tissues are marked by SOX2 immunostaining (green). The pituitary transcription factor PROP1
May 4, 2023
JoAnn Sekiguchi, PhD named Hispanics in Research Capability (HiREC) Visiting Endowed Chair
We are very pleased and honored to recognize Dr. JoAnn Sekiguchi's as the HiREC Visiting Endowed Chair for her extraordinary collaboration and fruitful research.
May 2, 2023
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The Department of Communication recently launched
April 25, 2023
Pioneer Fellows Program
The Michigan Pioneer Fellows program at the University of Michigan provides exceptional postdoctoral scholars with a unique, multidisciplinary community focused on nurturing and launching truly innovative scientists into groundbreaking careers.
April 3, 2023
2023 Department Newsletter
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Alumni:
Please find below the 2022-2023 Department of Human Genetics Newsletter. I want to thank Jenny Russell (DHG’s Marketing & Communications Specialist) for her hard work in designing this wonderful publication.
March 22, 2023
UMGCP Alumni Symposium honoring Beverly Yashar, M.S., LCGC, Ph.D.
UMGCP Alumni Symposium honoring Dr. Beverly Yashar’s 20 years as director of the University Of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program. WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM Palmer Commons Palmer Forum Hall (Talks) and Great Lakes Room (Reception)
March 17, 2023
Medical School honors 51 faculty members appointed to professorships in 2022, including Dr. Stephanie Bielas
The honor is among the highest honors that the University of Michigan can bestow on a faculty member; the Medical School has more than 425 professorships, dating to 1898
January 31, 2023
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.
January 31, 2023
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!
December 19, 2022
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!
November 14, 2022
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
November 8, 2022
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
September 19, 2022
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.
July 1, 2022
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!
May 11, 2022
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
May 6, 2022
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-
January 24, 2022
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.
December 6, 2021
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'