UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (CEED) Celebrates 20 Years of Firsts
by Cynthia Bulik, PhD, Founding Director of CEED It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago we cut the ribbon to launch what was then called the UNC Eating Disorders […]
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The Importance of Genetics in Eating Disorders – Part 4: How Genetic Research on Eating Disorders Can Inform Prevention and Treatment
BY: Melissa Munn-Chernoff, PhD and Jessica Baker, PhD DATE: 27 June 2017 This is the fourth and final blog post in our series about the importance of genetic research in […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF GENETICS IN EATING DISORDERS – PART 3: WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE GENETIC STUDIES OF OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
BY: Zeynep Yilmaz, PhD DATE: November 14, 2016 In continuation with Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we will now present you with an overview of what we […]
The Importance of Genetics in Eating Disorders – Part 2: The Genetics of Eating Disorders
BY: Jessica Baker, PhD DATE: October 31, 2016 Hopefully you read Part 1 of this blog series, Overview of Genetics and Genetic Research Methods, which provided a basic introduction to […]
Research Synopsis: One Postdoc’s journey at CEED
By JESSICA BAKER Published: September 5, 2013 I started as a postdoctoral fellow at the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders in 2010 and officially complete the fellowship this month. […]
News from the PGC and ANGI
By CHRIS HILLIARD Published: August 28, 2013 It’s no secret that mental illnesses like schizophrenia, major depression, and anorexia nervosa (AN) have far-reaching effects in our society. Less well-known, however, […]
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