Sentences with phrase «clinical geneticist who»
Each contributing centre has a nominated rare disease clinician or clinical geneticist who is responsible for overseeing data entry and membershipfor their centre.
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The Moores Cancer Center's Molecular Tumor Board brought together medical, surgical and radiation therapy oncologists, biostatisticians, radiologists, pathologists, clinical geneticists, basic and translational science researchers, and bioinformatics and pathway analysis specialists to discuss the intricacies of tumor genetics and tailor a personalized treatment plan for patients with advanced cancer or who have exhausted standard therapies.
These allusions to the past aren't surprising considering how drastically the clinical trial changed gene therapy and, in particular, the career of James M. Wilson, the medical geneticist who headed Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, where the test took place.
Dr Matt Hurles, who led the study from the Sanger Institute, said: «This study has the largest cohort of such families in the world, and harnesses the power of the NHS, with 200 clinical geneticists and 4,000 patients.
The study, published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics represents an important step in our understanding of how the hypothalamus and oxytocin control appetite and behaviour, says Dr Banka, who is also a Consultant Clinical Geneticist at Saint Mary's Hospital at Manchester.
«When we found this causal gene and were able to reveal it to the family, it was an emotional moment,» said Natasha Frank, MD, the clinical geneticist at BWH who treated several members of the family.
Ultimately, the goal is to deliver more personalized prevention and treatment for a much greater number of women,» said Rebecca Sutphen, M.D., Clinical Geneticist at Moffitt Cancer Center and Advisory Board member at Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., a network of genetic counselors who provide support to physicians and patients using deCODE's tests.
Support for speakers at international meetings: ASHG supports the exchange of genetics education expertise across borders by offsetting some of the travel costs for prominent geneticists / genetics educators who are invited to serve as faculty or speakers at international workshops or meetings (including efforts that focus on developing countries and integrating genetics / genomics into clinical care).
Daniel Nilsson, hospital geneticist who divides his time between research and clinical work at Karolinska University Hospital, was there as the representative from the SciLifeLab / KI team.