The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced it had recruited its 200th CPRIT scholar
On Jan. 27, 2020, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced it had recruited its…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to global response to 2019-nCOV
On Jan. 26, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it had immediately committed $10 million…
deCODE reported a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 69,189 cases and 702,199 controls from Iceland and UK biobank
On Jan. 20, 2020, deCODE genetics reported a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 69,189 cases and 702,199 controls from…
Cleveland Clinic study identified genetic anomaly associated with poor response to common asthma treatment
On Jan. 13, 2020, a new Cleveland Clinic study uncovered a genetic anomaly associated with poor response to…
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Vanderbilt researchers discovered a new genetic disease
On Jan. 13, 2020, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researcher Ela Knapik, MD and her colleagues announced they had…
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Mayo Clinic research discovered a molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders
On Jan. 10, 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that they had discovered a molecular switch for repairing central…
Novel coronavirus identified as cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China
On Jan. 9, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that a novel coronavirus had been identified as the…
Mayo Clinic sequenced 100K participants to build genomic database for improved care and research in collaboration with Helix
On Jan. 9, 2020, Mayo Clinic announced it was creating a library of genomic sequencing data on 100,000…
O’Neal Cancer Center welcomed Sleckman as new director
On Jan. 8, 2020, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB) announced that world-renowned researcher…
Mayo Clinic genetic testing provided insights to sudden unexplained deaths in Amish community
On Jan. 8, 2020, Mayo Clinic researchers reported that they had used post-mortem genetic testing to find the…
Thomas J. Lynch Jr became the sixth president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
On Jan. 7, 2020, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. as the…
Cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan, China were first reported to the WHO
On Dec. 31, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. To date,…
PATH announced Nikolaj Gilbert as President and CEO
On Dec. 4, 2019, PATH announced that its Board of Directors had unanimously chosen global development leader Nikolaj…
Nanomix received CE Mark for diagnostic panel that aids in rapid identification of life-threatening infections
On Dec. 4. 2019, Nanomix announced that the company had received CE Mark for its S1 Assay for…
Dr. Claudia Kleinman, Dr. Nada Jabado, and Dr. Michael Taylor discovered that pediatric brain tumors derive from a genetic event early in cellular development
On Nov. 25, 2019, Dr. Claudia Kleinman, Dr. Nada Jabado, and Dr. Michael Taylor discovered that pediatric brain…
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SEHA, Mayo Clinic entered joint venture to operate Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in the United Arab Emirates
On Nov. 24, 2019, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, the largest healthcare network in the United Arab Emirates…
Ceres Nanosciences launched Nanotrap Virus Capture Kit
On Nov. 7, 2019, Ceres Nanosciences announced the commercial launch of the Nanotrap Virus Capture Kit. The Nanotrap…
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Abbott announced discovery of a new strain of HIV
On Nov. 6, 2019, Abbott announced that a team of its scientists identified a new subtype of the…
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Karmanos Cancer Institute established the McLaren Proton Therapy Center
On Oct. 30, 2019, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute established the McLaren Proton Therapy Center, one of…
Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists developed a machine-learning algorithm that gleans information from microscope images
On Oct. 22, 2019, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys announced they had developed a machine-learning algorithm that gleans…
New York State experienced measles outbreak
On Oct. 3, 2019, the New York State Department of Health announced that more than 42 days –…
The NIH awarded Georgia Tech researcher $1.88 million grant to analyze ancient and modern genomes and develop new bioinformatics tools
On Oct. 3, 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Georgia Institute of Technology researcher Joe Lachance…
New York State declared measles free
On Oct. 3, 2019, the New York State Department of Health announced that more than 42 days –…
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Emory Selected to lead international drug discovery center for Alzheimer’s
On Oct 1, 2019, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) announced it had awarded approximately $37 million over…
UPenn’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research received an $18.1 million grant from NIH
On Sept. 30, 2019, UPenn’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) received an $18.1 million grant from the…
UPenn created the first ‘bile duct-on-a-chip’
On Sept. 25, 2019, UPenn researchers led by Rebecca Wells, MD, announced they had created the first-ever ‘bile…
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Karmanos, Wayne State received $3.1 million NIH grant to improve quality of life for African American cancer survivors
On Sept. 24, 2019 Karmanos, Wayne State announced it had received a $3.1 million National Institutes of Health…
Karmanos Cancer Institute and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received a $9.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute
On Sept. 23, 2019, the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center…
deCODE in Iceland agreed to sequence half of UK Biobank participants, largest ever undertaken
On Sept. 11, 2019, deCODE genetics in Iceland announced an agreement with a consortium of government, charity, researchers…
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified the long-sought structure of an essential blood protein: Vitronectin
On Sept. 11, 2019, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys announced they had identified the long-sought structure of an…