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Isabel Serrano is a recipient of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Award
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program aims to invest in postdoctoral researchers by providing funding for career-development opportunities and […]
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Yang Lab and collaborators discovered early fate determinations of neural crest-derived ganglia
A groundbreaking new study led by the Yang lab and Dr. Joseph Gleeson’s Group at the University of California, San […]
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Welcome Alexis Garretson, a new PostDoc in the Quinlan Lab!
We are thrilled to announce that Alexis joined the Quinlan Lab in September 2025. Her research focuses on leveraging genetic […]
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Christina Akirtava has joined the Marth Lab as a postdoctoral researcher!
We are thrilled to announce that Christina Akirtava has joined the Marth Lab as a postdoctoral researcher! Her expertise will […]
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Parts of Our DNA May Evolve Much Faster than Previously Though
Researchers including Lynn Jorde, PhD, Deborah Neklason, PhD and Aaron Quinlan, PhD, have created the most detailed atlas yet of […]
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Dr. Bennet Peterson delivered a compelling presentation as a speaker at the 2025 Genomic Medicine Symposium.
Bennet Peterson, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in human genetics at U of U Health, focused on how to quickly identify […]
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Congratulations to Mark Yandell on his One-U RAI Faculty Fellowship Award!!
One-U RAI Announces Inaugural Awardees: Seven Faculty Fellows and One Distinguished Visitor. Read More
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Human Genetics Retreat 2024
This year’s Human Genetics Retreat took place on October 18-19, 2024 at Snowpine Lodge up Big Cottonwood Canyon. Thank you […]
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Aaron Quinlan, PhD, Appointed Chair of the Department of Human Genetics
Aaron Quinlan, PhD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Human Genetics in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of […]
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ISABEL SERRANO WILL BE STARTING AS A POSTDOC IN QUINLAN’S LAB IN OCTOBER 2024!!!
Isabel Serrano is a PhD Candidate in Computational Biology at the University of California, Berkeley will be joining the Quinlan […]
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Harriet Dashnow is starting her lab at CU Anschutz on July 1, 2024!!
Harriet Dashnow starts a faculty job as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of […]
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Nodira Codell, MPA
nodira.codell@genetics.utah.edu
801.581.7405
Utah Center for Genetic Discovery