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Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Chair in Genetics

Distinguished Professor Maureen Barr was named the Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Chair in Genetics.

Dr. Barr, whose lab is in the Department of Genetics at the Rutgers-New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences, is nationally recognized for her impactful and innovative research using nematode C. elegans, which are worms the size of a comma. She researches molecular genetics and model human genetic diseases and has a long-standing commitment to creating model systems to study human development, health, and disease. Read the full announcement here