Unraveling Evolutionary Patterns
We are using genomics to uncover clues about species extinction, to learn how to save vulnerable populations and to see what this teaches us about our future on earth.
Identifying the Underpinnings of Disease
Diseases like cancer have a unique genetic signature that can be digitized, deconstructed and compared with healthy biology. It’s a clinical problem with a computer science solution
Uniting Global Communities
We have led the effort to define genomics data-sharing standards by co-founding the GA4GH, with 450 institutional members, from 40 countries, more than 150 companies.
Unraveling Evolutionary Patterns
We are using genomics to uncover clues about species extinction, to learn how to save vulnerable populations and to see what this teaches us about our future on earth.
Identifying the Underpinnings of Disease
Diseases like cancer have a unique genetic signature that can be digitized, deconstructed and compared with healthy biology. It’s a clinical problem with a computer science solution.
Uniting Global Communities
We have led the effort to define genomics data-sharing standards by co-founding the GA4GH, with more than 450 organizational members from more than 40 countries
Platforms for Life-Saving Treatments
We can match individual tumor RNA with tumors in the largest public cancer genome database in the world — uncovering potential treatment options for patients with “incurable” cancer.
We are … Unlocking life.
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No evidence of ‘hobbit’ ancestry in genomes of Flores Island pygmies
Pygmy population near cave where Homo floresiensis fossils were found appears to have evolved short stature independently from the mysterious...
Biomolecular engineer Angela Brooks named Pew Scholar
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Study Shows Genes Unique to Humans Tied to Bigger Brains
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Meet NOTCH2NL, the human-specific genes that may have given us our big brains
Two teams of researchers have identified a human-specific gene family, NOTCH2NL, that emerged first in our primate...
Human-specific NOTCH-like genes in a region linked to neurodevelopmental disorders affect cortical neurogenesis
Ian T Fiddes1, Gerrald A Lodewijk2, Meghan M Mooring1, Colleen M Bosworth1, Adam D Ewing1, Gary L Mantalas1, Adam M Novak1, Anouk van den Bout2, Alex Bishara3, Jimi L...
"The Genomics Institute has been coming up with approaches to treating pediatric cancer that have never been tried before."
- John "Bud" and Rebecca Colligan, who established the Colligan Presidential Chair