PhD
Kay M. and Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics, Genetics
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Genetics Research Program
Area of Interest
Terry Magnuson is the Kay M. and Van L. Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor of Genetics and the Founding Chair of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Department of Genetics, the Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, and the Cancer Genetics program in the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. He previously served as Vice Dean for Research at the School of Medicine and as Vice Chancellor for Research at the University. He also holds a secondary appointment at UNC’s new School of Data Science and Society, where he serves as the Vice Dean for Research and Strategy. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Academy of Medicine. He has been a member of the NIH Council of Councils, the National Academies Regenerative Medicine Forum, and NIH’s All of Us advisory committee. Additionally, he served as President of the Genetics Society of America and is a member of the Life Sciences Research Foundation review committee. The Magnuson lab’s research focuses on the role of mammalian genes in distinct epigenetic phenomena such as cancer, meiosis, and stem cell pluripotency. Dr. Magnuson earned his Ph.D. from Cornell University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
Awards and Honors
- Vice Chancellor for Research at UNC-Chapel Hill, 2016-2022
- National Research Council Panel on establishing guidelines for use of human embryonic stem cells, 2004
- Elected member of the Genetics Society of America Board of Directors, 2004-2007
- Member of organizing committee, Cold Spring Harbor/Heidelberg Mouse Molecular Genetics meetings, 2000-2006
- Elected member of the Society for Developmental Biology Board of Directors, 1999-2001
- Co-Editor-in-Chief: genesis: The Journal of Genetics and Development, 1999
- NIH MERIT award, 1999
- Elected member of the Secretariat of the International Mammalian Genome Society, 1997-1998
- Outstanding Faculty Advisor Editorial Advisory Boards, 1995, 1999
- Program Project site visits/RFA panels/Ad Hoc panel member (36), Ad Hoc Counsel Member, NICHD, Mouse Chromosome 7 Committee, 1990-1995 (Chair, 1993-1995)
- Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences, 1985-1989
- Basil O’Connor Award, March of Dimes, 1984-1986
- New Investigator Award (NICHD), 1982-1985
- National Research Service Award (NICHD), 1979-1982
- Postdoctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation, 1978-1979
