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The Genomics Landscape
Mourning the Loss of an NIH Giant, NIAMS Director Steve Katz
In the January 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green honors NIAMS Director, Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
… late December, NIH lost one of its most beloved leaders. Stephen (Steve) I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D., the long-time Director … NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green honors NIAMS Director, Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D. … In the January 2019 edition of … NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green honors NIAMS Director, Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D. … The Genomics Landscape …
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Researchers discover underlying genetics, marker for stroke, cardiovascular disease
Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 … disease and many other common diseases," said Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the … marker for heart disease, genetic variant research, Stephen Williams Ph.D., homocysteine levels, Genomics and …
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New approach to analyzing tumor genome promises expanded results
Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… Stephen Benowitz … Media Availability Researchers have created a … CONTACT: To schedule an interview, please contact Steven Benowitz, NHGRI, 301-451-8325, or steven.benowitz@nih.gov NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and …
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New approach may improve study of hard-to-grow, disease-related microorganisms
Researchers have used a new combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a specific gut bacterium from the sea of microbes in the human microbiome.
… Stephen Benowitz … Media Availability Researchers for the first time … CONTACT: To schedule an interview, please contact Steven Benowitz, NHGRI, 301-451-8325, or steven.benowitz@nih.gov NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and …
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Grants to help identify variants in the genome's regulatory regions that affect disease risk
Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… Steven Benowitz … Six new grants from the National Institutes of … $1.4 million, three years Principal Investigator: Stephen Montgomery, Ph.D. The researchers will develop … NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov . Contact Steven Benowitz NHGRI Communications (301) 402-0911 …
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Rare kidney tumor provides insights on role of metabolic changes in cancer
TCGA researchers have found that chromophobe renal cell carcinoma stems partly from gene alterations in the mitochondria, the cell's energy supplier.
… Steven Benowitz … Media Availability Researchers in The Cancer … CONTACT: To schedule an interview, please contact Steven Benowitz, NHGRI, 301-451-8325, or steven.benowitz@nih.gov . NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and …
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Mouse genome holds many similarities and striking differences with human genome
Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… Steven Benowitz … Looking across evolutionary time and the genomic … visit www.nih.gov . Contact: NHGRI Communications Steven Benowitz (301) 451-8325 Steven.Benowitz@nih.gov … How Genomes are Regulated … Related …
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Research reveals consequences of inappropriate medical food use in managing patients
Researchers recommend more rigorous clinical study of dietary management practices for patients with IEMs, which may result in reformulating some medical foods.
… Steven Benowitz … Many "medical foods" are designed to help manage … NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov . Contact Steven Benowitz NHGRI Communications (301) 402-0911 Steven.Benowitz@nih.gov … A Need for Further Study … Related Content …
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Scientists create world's largest catalog of human genomic variation
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… Steven Benowitz … An international team of scientists from the 1000 … visit www.nih.gov . Contact: NHGRI Communications Steven Benowitz (301) 451-8325 Steven.Benowitz@nih.gov … Related Content … Scientists create …
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NIH awards aim to improve understanding of cell pathways, development of new therapies
NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… Steven Benowitz … Building on a successful three-year pilot project, … http://www.nih.gov . Contact: NHGRI Communications Steven Benowitz (301) 451-8325 Steven.Benowitz@nih.gov Last Updated: September 8, 2016 … A Database …