Sentences with phrase «advance gene research»

«New genetic method promises to advance gene research, control insect pests.»

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Advances in molecular biology and bioinformatics have led to an explosion of research on the causes of hearing loss and how to fix it with drugs or gene therapy.

In our tests, the Gene Knockout Kit gave us greater than 80 percent knock - out rates for seven targets,» shares Shondra Miller, Ph.D., Director, Center for Advanced Genome Engineering at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, on Synthego's web site.

His research has spanned hematopoiesis, gene therapy, stem cell biology, genomics and cancer, consistently focusing on bringing the very latest research advances to patients with heretofore incurable diseases.

Research on a new «gene editing» technology known as CRISPR — which theoretically allows any cell or organism to have its genome altered — is advancing exponentially, with early research ongoing on human embryos created for that Research on a new «gene editing» technology known as CRISPR — which theoretically allows any cell or organism to have its genome altered — is advancing exponentially, with early research ongoing on human embryos created for that research ongoing on human embryos created for that purpose.

As research advances, scientists hope to determine the precise location of a given gene so they can test entire populations to identify carriers of the disease gene.

Genes also play a role in menopause, and two research teams have identified several gene variants associated with advancing or delaying menopause by as much as two years.

«Steep funding cuts for the federal health agencies are counterproductive at a time when innovative research is moving us closer to identifying solutions for rare diseases, new prevention strategies to protect Americans from deadly and costly conditions, advances in gene therapy, new technologies for understanding the brain, and treatments that harness the ability of our immune system to fight cancer.»

Next week, the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA), which is part of the Office of the US Director of National Intelligence, will hold a meeting about a planned funding programme for detecting genetically modified organisms that are potentially harmful, including ones that contain gene drives.

These include the ability to bring new, innovative products to the market; progress in oncology, such as the approval of Genentech's drug Avastin for breast cancer and advances in the use of gene therapy, despite some setbacks; continuing progress in research on stem cells; the emergence of treatments for previously untreated diseases; and solutions for food and fuel shortages, such as biocrops and biofuels.

«The use of a radiofrequency - driven magnetic field is a big advance in remote gene expression because it is non-invasive and easily adaptable,» says Dordick, who is Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and vice president of research at Rensselaer.

For his part, Collins, who has led NIH since 2009 and been kept on by the Trump administration, pointed to an array of promising NIH activities, including the development of new technologies to provide insights into human brain circuitry and function through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neuroethologies (BRAIN initiative) and the use of the gene - editing tool CRISPR - Cas9 to correct mutations and clear the way to develop and test a «curative therapy» for the first molecular disease: sickle cell disease.

«We look forward to conducting further research through the STARTRK - 2 phase II trial and are hopeful that treatment with entrectinib in patients with a range of advanced or metastatic solid tumors harboring NTRK1 / 2/3, ROS1, or ALK gene fusions will result in very meaningful benefit.»

«Many research groups are looking at how genes are regulated from the perspective of which genes need to be turned «on» for a cell to advance to the next stage of development, but now we see that it's just as important to know which genes need to be turned «off,»» Cook - Andersen said.

The experiments set off a debate about the safest way to do gene drive experiments in the lab and helped prompt the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the academies's study.

Its report, Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty and Aligning Research with Public Values, stresses that although gene drive offers great promise for agriculture, conservation, and public health, neither the science nor the current regulatory system is adequate to address the risks and requirements of gene drive — altered organiGene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty and Aligning Research with Public Values, stresses that although gene drive offers great promise for agriculture, conservation, and public health, neither the science nor the current regulatory system is adequate to address the risks and requirements of gene drive — altered organigene drive offers great promise for agriculture, conservation, and public health, neither the science nor the current regulatory system is adequate to address the risks and requirements of gene drive — altered organigene drive — altered organisms.

The research, the cover story of this month's Science Advances, builds upon previous studies from Dr. Olson in which CRISPR - Cas9 corrected a single gene mutation that caused DMD in mice.

«This is the strongest evidence to date for lateral gene transfer,» says molecular evolutionist Ford Doolittle of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

One group of small, non-coding RNA molecules could serve as a marker to improve cancer staging and may also be able to convert some advanced tumors to more treatable stages, report a University of Chicago - based research team in the April 1, 2008, issue of the journal Genes & Development.

While advancing this target discovery work, deCODE will also bring to the alliance its Clinical Genome Miner ™ system in order to validate and prioritize targets emerging from Merck's substantial research programs in mice and gene - expression.

«Under this grant, we will utilize Lexicon's proprietary gene knockout technology to study genes that may impact the function of motor neurons to advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy,» said Brian P. Zambrowicz, Ph.D., executive vice president of research at Lexicon.

He was awarded a European Research Council Advanced Investigator Grant (ERC) in 2009, the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) in 2014 and from ESGCT in 2015, an Honorary doctorate from the Vrije University, Brussel, in 2015, the Jimenez Diaz Prize in 2016, and the Beutler Prize from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in 2017.

In 1999, with his PhD in hand, Dr. Malik took the postdoc track to Seattle, Washington, for a position at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, where he began work with investigator Steven Henikoff on centromeres (repetitive sequences of DNA that do not code for proteins), advancing his hypotheses on evolutionary gene conflict.

From the development of insulin and transplant surgery to modern day advances, including gene therapies and cancer treatments; animals — from mice to monkeys — continue to play a crucial role in both basic and applied research.

Research on the most tractable models, such as Drosophila, is greatly advancing our understanding of what specific genes do, including many directly relevant to human biology and medicine.

Study using disabled form of HIV in gene therapy wins highest award from Clinical Research Forum; others cited for advances revealing damage caused by long - term cortisone shots to treat arthritic knees; and gene replacement therapy for infants with deadly neuromuscular disease

Taking advantage of research progress and advanced gene sequencing technology, Brown University will join a consortium of European researchers for a three - year, $ 2.9 - million study of how fertilization has evolved in flowering plants.

Review: The role of operating parameters and oxidative damage mechanisms of Advanced Chemical Oxidation Processes in the combat against antibiotic - resistant bacteria and resistance genes present in urban wastewater — I. Michael - Kordatou — Water Research

Cenix BioScience is a contract research organization focused on the discovery and pre-clinical development of novel therapeutics, specializing in advanced applications of RNA interference (RNAi) gene silencing combined with high content phenotyping in cultured cells in vitro and in animals in vivo.

The focus of Dr. Smoller's research interests has been 1) understanding the genetic and environmental determinants of psychiatric disorders across the lifespan; 2) integrating genomics and neuroscience to unravel how genes affect brain structure and function; and 3) using «big data», including electronic health records and genomics, to advance precision medicine.

The team received a total of 12 million hours on two of DOE's Advanced Scientific Computing Research's supercomputers: the Cray XTs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the IBM Blue Gene / P at Argonne National Laboratory.

University of Pennsylvania immunotherapy researcher Dr. Carl June, who led the development of an experimental therapy for advanced childhood leukemia that is expected to become the first CAR T - cell therapy to win U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, will give the keynote talk today at the Conference on Cell & Gene Therapy for HIV Cure at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

This latest development in gene therapy is the result of more than two decades of painstaking genetic research by Jean Bennett, MD, PhD, and Albert M. Maguire, M.D., both Professors of Ophthalmology and Co-directors of the Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics at Penn Medicine.

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The CRISPR - Cas9 system and later advances, also developed by Zhang, are easy to execute with almost endless possibility for new research enabling scientists to change, delete, and replace any genes of any animal.

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