Sentences with phrase «emory genetics»

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«Before our work in rhesus monkeys, it has not been possible to detect or observe some of these symptoms in other HD animal models, especially emotional dysregulation,» says senior author Chan, associate professor of human genetics at Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory University School of Medicine.

«That supports the hypothesis that syphilis — or some progenitor — came from the New World,» said lead study author Kristin Harper, an Emory molecular genetics researcher.

This research was led by Drs. Levey, Lah, and Junmin Peng, PhD, who was previously associate professor of genetics at Emory and is now a faculty member at St Jude Children's Research Hospital.

«Our partnership with families who have a child with Down syndrome and our investment in a comprehensive clinical data and biorepository will continue to provide resources to study not only heart defects, but also other Down - syndrome associated medical conditions such as cognitive function, leukemia, and dementia,» says co-author Stephanie Sherman, PhD, professor of human genetics at Emory University School of Medicine.

«In Down syndrome, there's a 50-fold increase in risk for heart defects, which is enormous,» says senior author Michael Zwick, PhD, associate professor of human genetics and pediatrics at Emory.

«We think the pig model will fill an important gap,» says co-senior author Shihua Li, M.D, professor of human genetics at Emory University School of Medicine.

Although genetically modified mice have been used widely to model neurodegenerative diseases, they lack the typical neurodegeneration or overt neuronal loss seen in human brains, says corresponding author Xiao - Jiang Li, MD, PhD, distinguished professor of human genetics at Emory University School of Medicine.

Chan is associate professor of human genetics at Emory University School of Medicine and a researcher at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.

Paul Wolpe and the Center for Ethics have been central to organizing the event, and several Emory biomedical and genetics researchers will be involved in shaping the consensus documents that will emerge.

The findings open up an avenue for treating Huntington's as well as other inherited neurodegenerative diseases, although more testing of safety and long - term effects is needed, says senior author Xiao - Jiang Li, MD, PhD, distinguished professor of human genetics at Emory University School of Medicine.

â $ œWe canâ $ ™ t be that hard on Penfield, because the number of cases where he was able to study head movement was quite limited, and studying head motion as he did, by applying an electrode directly to the brain, creates some challenges, â $ says lead author Buz Jinnah, MD, professor of neurology, human genetics and pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine.

The Behavioral Genetics of Addiction Laboratory (PI information: http://psychology.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/palmer-rohan.html) located in the Department of Psychology at Emory University, is looking for self - motivated and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellows to work on statistical genetics and epidemiological studies of substance use, psychopathology, and their relation to cognitive functioning.

Reykjavik, Iceland, July 18, 2007 - Scientists at deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) in collaboration with colleagues from Emory University today report the discovery of the first variant in the sequence of the human genome ever linked to risk of Restless Legs Syndrome...

David Weinshenker, PhD, associate professor of human genetics, Emory School of Medicine, is a co-principal investigator on the project.

Members, who have been appointed for the length of the pilot project, are: Eric Schadt, Ph.D. (Chair), chief scientific officer, Pacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, Calif.; Kevin K. Brown, M.D., professor and vice chairman, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver; Vivian G. Cheung, M.D., professor, pediatrics and genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Philadelphia; Ross Hardison, Ph.D., professor, biochemistry and molecular biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Allan Jones, Ph.D., chief executive officer, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle; Rebecca Pentz, Ph.D., professor of research ethics, department of hematology - oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; David L. Rimm, M.D., Ph.D., professor, pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn..

Wimberly decided to continue his study of genetics and drug delivery at Samulski's alma mater after turning down Emory, Vanderbilt, USC, UCLA, the University of Colorado, and Alabama - Birmingham.