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Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Elaine Ostrander is Chief and Distinguished Senior Investigator of … resources needed to navigate the canine genome. Dr. Ostrander joined the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer … a position of Chief and Senior Investigator at NHGRI. Dr. Ostrander's lab at has traditionally worked in the fields of …
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member.
… The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Distinguished … Dr. Ostrander is the chief of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative … She is one of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates. Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., Chief, Cancer Genetics and …
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NHGRI's Dr. Elaine Ostrander and the Smithsonian's Dr. Dennis Stanford discover North America's oldest dog relics, important in canine genome research.
… Stanford attended a talk about canine (dog) genomics by Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., a senior investigator in NHGRI's Cancer … exhibition, Genome: Unlocking Life's Code . From left: Elaine Ostrander (NHGRI), Klaus-Peter Koepfli (National Zoo), … NHGRI's Dr. Elaine Ostrander and the Smithsonian's Dr. Dennis Stanford …
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NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… colleagues, part of the NHGRI Dog Genome Project led by Elaine A. Ostrander , Ph.D., examined whole genome sequence data of 21 … dog genome, gene variants, genome sequencing, Elaine Ostrander …
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NHGRI researchers, collaborators at the University of California (UC) San Diego, UC Davis and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine lay out a new framework for comparing dog-to-human aging, one that uses epigenetics as a biological marker to better understand the aging process.
… genetics of aging across mammals, including humans," said Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., NIH Distinguished Investigator and … genetics of aging across mammals, including humans. Dr. Ostrander and her colleagues in Trey Ideker's laboratory at … aging, epigenetics, DNA methylation, epigenetic clocks, Elaine Ostrander …
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An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer may provide insights into human cancers because of the similarities in the dog and human immune systems.
… it could escape the host dog's own immune system," said Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., chief of the Cancer Genetics and … early stages of tumor growth in humans."  Dr. Ostrander, doctoral candidate Brennan Decker, evolutionary … Dog cancer, Elaine Ostrander, dog research, Canine transmissible venereal …
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A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); and Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., an NIH Distinguished Investigator and chief … shed into urine nearly 100 percent of the time," said Dr. Ostrander. "This means dogs can be diagnosed without … Bladder cancer in dogs, canine research, BRAF research, Elaine Ostrander, Heidi Parker …
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NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… in the same areas from which Sardinians migrated," said Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and … to a growing body of research about dogs. For years, Dr. Ostrander and other researchers have studied the domestic dog … Dogs, Sardinian's migration, Sardinians and longevity, Elaine Ostrander Ph.D. …
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NHGRI researchers have identified a genomic signature for some aggressive prostate tumors, which may help healthcare providers pinpoint treatment options.
… cancer tumors with a known treatment option," said Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., the study's corresponding author and chief … Prostate cancer, genomic signatures, Elaine Ostrander Ph.D., whole genome sequencing, BRCA2 gene, PARP …
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Experts from The NHGRI Dog Genome Project turned to Reddit to answer questions as part of an "Ask Me Anything".
… as part of an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA). Our AMA hosts were Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., chief of the Cancer Genetics and … , and stay tuned for more NHGRI AMAs in the future!  Elaine Ostrander, Heidi Parker, Andrew Hogan and Dayna Dreger … Dog genome project, Reddit Ask Me Anything, AMA, Elaine Ostrander Ph.D., Heidi Parker Ph.D., dog pedigree and …