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JUNE 16, 2021

million grant from The National Institutes of Health to develop methods that will improve genetic risk estimates – polygenic risk scores – for specific diseases in people from diverse populations and mixed ancestries. LOS ANGELES (June 16, 2021) – UCLA Health will receive a $4.8

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MAY 4, 2021

Mohsin Jafri, Director, Neuroscience Program; Professor Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, is studying cancer drug susceptibility. This technology may be applied to data extracted from the molecular […].

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In 2018, the UK’s department of health announced an NHS Genomic Medicine Service, which allows patients with rare diseases to have their entire genetic code read in the hope of providing a much-needed diagnosis. That said, some people with rare genetic diseases remain without a molecular diagnosis after their genome is analysed. . “We

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A new multi-year strategic partnership between M2GEN and Zephyr AI will leverage clinicogenomic data, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery and expanded use cases for oncology treatments. million lives around the world,” said Grant Verstandig, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Zephyr AI.

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JULY 5, 2022

Cell therapy specialist Mogrify has struck a deal with Japanese drugmaker Astellas to look at ways to deploy regenerative medicine to treat hearing loss caused by factors such as chronic exposure to loud noises. An estimated 1.57

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Scienmag

APRIL 30, 2021

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in some cases of acute myeloid leukaemia that could be harnessed for targeted treatment of these poor-prognosis cancers Targeting a pathway that is essential for the survival of certain types of acute myeloid leukaemia could provide a new therapy avenue for patients, the latest research has found.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 27, 2021

In a paper published in Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Illinois researchers show COVID-19 cases and mortality rates, among other […]. . – With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid soaring COVID-19 numbers, could seasonality be partially to blame? New research from the University of Illinois says yes.

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Scienmag

MARCH 15, 2021

For their study, the team led by bioinformatics professor Andreas Keller and his doctoral student […]. Credit: Oliver Dietze In their study, which is now published in the journal Nature Aging, they show that the level of non-coding RNAs in the blood of a Parkinson’s patient can be used to track the course of the disease.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 20, 2022

The two organisations have previously collaborated on the creation of three cancer therapeutics companies, including bacterial delivery system developer Neobe therapeutics, oncolytic virus therapy company Stratosvir, and bioinformatics specialist Enedra.

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AUGUST 10, 2021

The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 13, 2021

International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity and medical genetic variation Credit: Oakland University Today, the largest study of genetic diversity in Ukraine was published in the open science journal GigaScience.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250 In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental (..)

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 18, 2023

would not have qualified for genetic screening under current guidelines, according to results from the Tapestry clinical trial presented at AACR 2023 today. Among individuals who consented to whole-exome sequencing and were identified as carriers of predisposition genes for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) or Lynch syndrome, 39.2%

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Scienmag

APRIL 8, 2021

Credit: IRB Barcelona In cancer, personalised medicine takes advantage of the unique genetic changes in an individual tumour to find its vulnerabilities and fight it. Many tumours have a higher number of mutations due to a antiviral defence mechanism, the APOBEC system, which can accidentally damage DNA and cause mutations.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Publication in Science Credit: David Porubsky, University of Washington In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the first draft of the human genome reference sequence. The Human Genome Project, as it was called, had taken more than eleven years of work and involved more than 1000 scientists from 40 countries.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are united by a vision of how to revolutionize healthcare.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Credit: Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Bottom Line: Given the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on people’s health and lives worldwide, it is crucial to be able to accurately predict patients’ outcomes, including their chances of mortality from the disease.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 20, 2021

Now, computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that one reason could be significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosystems and to humans. Credit: Jan Zrimec/Chalmers University of Technology Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 13, 2021

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, obesity, or height.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 8, 2021

Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus ‘package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient’s […].

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Scienmag

JULY 12, 2021

USC researchers have achieved a better way to identify elusive DNA variants responsible for genetic changes affecting cell functions and diseases. Using computational biology tools, scientists at the university’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences studied “variable-number tandem repeats” (VNTR) in DNA.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 26, 2023

An industry overview of the role of the microbiome in precision medicine, and its interplay with research tools, diagnostics, and therapeutic development. But what advancements are taking place within microbiome-based precision medicine and how is it being used within oncology?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Kim recognised then, he said, that better tools for medicine needed to be developed, and that they still do. Charlie Kim earned his PhD from Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford University and pioneered the application of genomic and bioinformatic approaches to the study of infectious disease. What, then, is the solution?

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APRIL 14, 2023

Carl H June, MD, FAACR – Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research June, a Fellow of the AACR Academy, is the Richard W Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, and Director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Scienmag

MARCH 30, 2021

For example, to evaluate the validity of a high-throughput genetic […]. . — A reproducibility crisis is ongoing in scientific research, where many studies may be difficult or impossible to replicate and thereby validate, especially when the study involves a very large sample size.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Based on the genetic biomarker(s) identified, the most effective therapy targeting the specific molecular marker can be selected. The liquid biopsy will therefore help personalize medicines for patients based on the molecular features of their disease.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 16, 2020

15, 2020 — The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, has identified a specific genetic target that could help explain the tremendous variation in how sick those infected with COVID-19 become. Comparative analysis of human and animal coronaviruses strains implicates miR1307 PHOENIX, Ariz.

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MARCH 6, 2023

It works with commercial partners and researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Therapeutic vaccines represent the next frontier in cancer medicine. Although the FDA  allows drugmakers to charge patients  for unproven medicines provided for compassionate use, it’s uncommon and controversial.

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APRIL 28, 2021

April 28) – The University of Washington’s School of Medicine Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine is collaborating with Illumina, Inc. Supporting families of children with developmental differences SEATTLE and GAITHERSBURG, MD. Nasdaq: ILMN) and GeneDx, Inc.,

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Scienmag

JULY 16, 2021

Credit: Vaughn Cooper PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2021 – For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that phages–tiny viruses that attack bacteria–are key to initiating rapid bacterial evolution leading to the emergence of treatment-resistant “superbugs.”

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MAY 20, 2022

Depending on the type of field or company, you can pursue clinical scientist jobs with a major in biology, medicine, medical technology, chemistry, immunology and other related life science and pre-medical degrees. Genetic Science. What Field Can You Work in as a Clinical Scientist? Respiratory Physiology. Rehabilitation Engineering.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

In 2017, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists who uncovered the molecular mechanisms that control the circadian rhythm, otherwise known as the “wake-sleep” cycle.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Last week geneticist Dr Charles Steward shared with us his experiences of searching for a genetic cause for his children’s rare neurological diseases. Here he gives us a deeper look at how genomic medicine is evolving and the barriers that are preventing it from reaching its full potential.

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Scienmag

MARCH 4, 2021

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine show that analysis of the proteomics, or all the protein data, from aggressive human cancers is a useful approach to identify potential novel therapeutic targets.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

DG : I think the most impact is being made in personalised medicine. There are two main concepts underlying this impact; we’ve known for a few years now that people can have variable responses to the same medication and that these responses are largely based on an individual’s genetic makeup. The second concept is largely in oncology.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

These efforts encompass programs related to the shingles vaccine, Tdap vaccine and plague vaccine, reinforcing Dynavax’s commitment to advancing the field of vaccines and medicine. The year 2022 has proven to be a momentous period for Fulgent Genetics, marked by significant expansion of its product portfolio across various medical conditions.

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