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Dr. Wilson is the co-chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Alexander F. Wilson graduated from McDaniel College, magna cum laude, with … Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Wilson is an active member of the American Society of Human … ] … Biography … Scientific Summary … Publications … Alexander Wilson, Ph.D. … Alexander Wilson, genometrics, …
News Release
Dr. Wilson officially retired from The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in September 2020, yet he remains on as a scientist emeritus in its Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, where he was co-chief for 14 years.
… It's just that one uses adverbs and the other doesn't.” - Alexander F. Wilson     alchemist —   mixing, like ancient elixirs, … tempest of creation seek, the philosophers' stone.   - Alexander F. Wilson     Alexander Wilson, Ph.D., appears over …
Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a … copper can lead to organ damage that may cause death. … Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that affects about one in 30,000 people. Wilson disease causes a person's body to store too much of …
Staff
Dr. Bailey-Wilson is a scientist emeritus in NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research.
… Joan E. Bailey-Wilson, Ph.D. has been on the faculty of the National Human … interactions with environmental risk factors. Dr. Bailey-Wilson specializes in statistical genetics and genetic … cancer, eye disorders, autism and oral clefts. Dr. Bailey-Wilson received her B.A. magna cum laude in Biology from …
Staff
Dr. Alexander Arguello is a program director in the NHGRI Division of Genome Sciences.
Alexander Arguello, Ph.D. … Dr. Arguello became a program … a good scientist. … Biography … Programs and Initiatives … Alexander Arguello, Ph.D. … Dr. Alexander Arguello is a program director in the NHGRI …
Profile
Dr. Joan Bailey-Wilson, who retired in September 2022, looks back on her 42-year career as a scientist and reflects on the rapid growth of the genomics field.
… What inspired you to become a scientist?   Joan Bailey-Wilson: The first time I remember thinking I really loved … and specifically statistical genetics?     Bailey-Wilson: In college, we had a short course that was … some of the projects that you’re most proud of?   Bailey-Wilson: Early in my career, I was involved in breast cancer …
News Release
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
… Aguila III, NHGRI.   "We had done it!" reminisced Richard Wilson, Ph.D., who was co-director of the Genome Sequencing … Lander, Elke Jordan, Jane Peterson, Mark Guyer, Richard Wilson, Jeffery Schloss, Robert Waterston, George Weinstock, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… Landscape , and it also released a set of FAQs . …   Alexander Wilson, Ph.D., officially retired from NHGRI in September … how to achieve socially responsible genomics research Alexander Wilson, a statistical geneticist with poetic …
Profile
Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
… Soo: Your group was the first to uncover the cause of Saul-Wilson syndrome and characterize the disorder. What are some … findings? Ferreira: We found that all patients with Saul-Wilson syndrome have the same genomic changes and similar … by heart. One that he knows particularly well is Saul-Wilson syndrome, a condition so rare that only four patients …
News Release
NHGRI researchers will present four platform talks and 55 posters to highlight the institute's diverse portfolio at the 65th annual meeting of ASHG.
… Genetics and Dysmorphology) 2571W. Joan E. Bailey-Wilson: Evaluation of candidate risk loci in familial lung … cancer families linked to 6q. (Cancer Genetics) 2701W. Alexander Pemov: Whole exome sequencing and copy-number … Genetics, Neurogenetics and Neurodegeneration) 1391F. Alexander F. Wilson: The use of composite bi-allelic markers …