UNC Charlotte Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics

Rafael Vieira, assistant professor of one health in the Department of Public Health and CIPHER, was interviewed by WBTV on the rise of tick-borne illnesses. Check it out!

Rise of tick-borne illnesses Rise of tick-borne illnesses

Happy Juneteenth! Today we celebrate freedom and commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Swipe through to learn more about the historical significance of Juneteenth, information courtesy of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. ❤️💛💚✊

Meet this month’s student highlight, Brandon Turner! Brandon is a PhD candidate in the Rogers lab. Tap to learn more about him and his research! 🪰🧬👨‍🔬

Shout out to PhD students Rittika Mallik and Katerina Zapfe from Dr. Alex Dornburg’s lab! They represented Bioinformatics at the ABSGS Biology and Brews event. 🍻🧬👩‍🔬

UNCC Bioinformatics in the News!

Check out this video to learn about what our very own Dr. Laurel Yohe is up to in her lab. 🦇🦠👩‍🔬

Understanding the role of bats in virus research Because of their roles in the ecosystem, learning more about bats may prove vital to stopping future pandemics.

Shout out to all who participated in the Association of Biological Sciences Graduate Students (ABSGS) annual Research Meet & Greet last week! We love to see our faculty and student’s hard work represented on campus. Dr. Yohe, Dr. White, Dr. Dornburg, and Dr. Cooper’s labs were present at the event. Way to go!

Swipe 👉 to see the lineup of presenters for our Spring 2023 Seminar Series!

For extra details on the presentations, keep an eye out for weekly emails and stories. For an archive of past presenters, check out our Seminar Series Instagram highlight. See you at seminar! 👀

Congratulations to all of our graduate students who participated in our departmental poster presentation! We enjoyed hearing about your professional and research endeavors.

Next up… finals! Happy studying! 📖

Check out the work on how to improve microbial communities in our environment that Dr. Fodor is working on!

Charlotte researchers part of NSF-supported center investigating ‘healthier’ buildings UNC Charlotte bioinformatics professor Anthony Fodor is part of interdisciplinary initiative to explore microbial communities of indoor spaces.

Happy Women's History Month!
" I think women are just as gifted when it comes to science as men are" - Christiane Nusslein-Volhard

UNC Charlotte Department of Bioinformatics back in the news!

How wastewater monitoring helps Mecklenburg County track COVID-19 levels With fewer people getting tested for COVID-19, testing wastewater allows county leaders to keep an eye on how much virus is circulating.

The Bioinformatics Department is hosting a "Movie Night" 🎥🍿 where we are going to show the movie " Picture a Scientist" on Thursday, 02/10 at 6:30-8:30 in Bioinformatics 105.The film is fantastic and you will also have the perks of having a good time getting together to socialize! And the best part is there will be pizza 🍕, brownies and soda 🥤
Lastly, the movie will be followed by a virtual panel discussion about the film on Friday, February 11th 2022 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
To register for the Panel Discussion head to:
https://forms.gle/xHCvbqi7c8iHzKfv5

Hope to see y'all on Thursday and Friday!
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