Other
medical sequencing projects will use DNA sequencing to: discover new genes that are involved in common diseases; identify the genes responsible for dozens of relatively rare, single - gene (autosomal Mendelian) diseases; sequence all of the genes on the X chromosome from affected individuals to identify those involved in sex - linked diseases; and survey the range of variants in genes known to contribute to certain common diseases.
«The addition of
medical sequencing projects is challenging and quite exciting.
Not exact matches
Here is how to get an appointment with George M. Church, professor of genetics at Harvard
Medical School, director of four organizations devoted to genomics, cofounder of four biotech firms within the past four years, scientific adviser to 17 ultralow - cost genome
sequencing companies, and founder of the Personal Genome
Project:
The
project also serves as a model for other countries» efforts to
sequence their people's DNA for research on personalized
medical care, says study leader Kári Stefánsson, deCODE's CEO.
«With our protocols, the cost per new genome falls below $ 4,000, making insect
sequencing projects feasible for college and, in the foreseeable future, high school students,» said Nick Grishin of the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center.
A significant portion of NHGRI's
medical sequencing program will be used for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), which was launched in December 2005 as a $ 100 million, collaborative three - year pilot
project between NHGRI and NCI.
The deCODE
sequencing project has access to detailed genetic and
medical information on some 500,000 individuals from around the globe, many of them Icelanders.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Personal Genome
Project, which aims to
sequence and publicize the complete genomes and
medical records of 100,000 volunteers, in order to enable research into personalized medicine.
He is the co-PI of the Geisinger Electronic
Medical Records in Genomics (eMERGE) project and is the medical director of the whole genome sequencing clinical research p
Medical Records in Genomics (eMERGE)
project and is the
medical director of the whole genome sequencing clinical research p
medical director of the whole genome
sequencing clinical research
project.
Economic Modeling: Our economic modeling core, led by Dr. Ann Wu, uses a variety of modeling approaches to
project the
medical and financial consequences of genomic medicine, including the use of pharmacogenomic testing to inform medication choices and the use of
sequencing as an adjunct to standard newborn screening.
Critical data gathered from the NSIGHT
projects will help to address technical,
medical, behavioral and economic questions surrounding newborn
sequencing — and ultimately, will aid in the development of best clinical practices and provide guidance on the implementation of
sequencing in newborns.
258/4: 00 Incorporation of whole genome
sequencing results into the electronic
medical record: Attitudes of MedSeq
Project participants.
A new plan to
sequence all Earth's animals and plants could lead to
medical and material advances that dwarf even what the Human Genome
Project has achieved
U.S. Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Viral Genomics Center, Frederick • MD 2009 — 2010 Microbiologist Collaborative part of multi-disciplinary team within highly - integrated environment to develop, optimize, characterize, and validate assays and
sequencing methods in support of research
projects aimed to identify threat agents and to evaluate efficacy and safety of vaccines and anti-viral therapies.