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…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
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…
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Siteman Cancer Center received $15 million grant to support personalized leukemia therapies
On Aug. 21, 2019, Washington University investigators at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School…
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Eleventh U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 Patent Awarded to University of California, U Vienna, Charpentier
On Aug. 20, 2019, the eleventh U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 patent was awarded to University of California (UC), the University…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor David Cortez, PhD and colleagues revealed a new DNA repair pathway
On Jul. 25, 2019, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Professor David Cortez, PhD and colleagues revealed a new DNA…
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New CRISPR Lab for Genomic Research at UCSF and UC Berkeley in collaboratation with GlaxoSmithKline
On Jun. 13, 2019, the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley collaborated with GlaxoSmithKline…
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Groundbreaking DNA study launched to discover new connections between genetics & diseases
On Jun. 12, 2019, Intermountain Healthcare and deCODE genetics announced a major global collaboration and study focused on…
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The USDA announced a new vision for animal genomics
On May 16, 2019, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blueprint, published in “Frontiers and Genetics,” will serve…
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Biotechnology | Cloning | CRISPR | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
Moratorium on heritable genome editing published in “Nature”
On Mar. 13, 2019, Nature published a call for a global moratorium on heritable human genome editing signed by…
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deCODE published the first full resolution genetic map of the human genome
On Jan. 24, 2019, scientists at deCODE genetics in Iceland, a subsidiary of Amgen, published the first genetic…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Genomics | Oncology | Therapeutics
The UK announced sequencing 100,000 whole genomes in the National Health Service
On Dec. 5, 2018, Genomics England announced the 100,000 Genomes Project, done in partnership with National Health Service…
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The Earth BioGenome Project was founded
On Nov. 1, 2018, the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) was launched, a global effort to sequence the genetic…
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International Vertebrate Genomes Project launched with first 15 high-quality reference genomes
On Sept. 13, 2018, the Genome 10K (G10K) announced the launch of the international Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP),…
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Biotechnology | Disease | Energy | Genomics | Marine Science | Medicine | Neurology | NIH | Non-Profit Research
NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine
On Sept. 11, 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched the 2026 Idea Machine: A mechanism to set…
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The genome of bread wheat was published
On Aug. 17, 2018, The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) published in the international journal Science a…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Ophthalmogy | Stem Cell | Therapeutics
Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in OHSU’s fight against macular degeneration
On Jun. 7, 2018, the Wold Foundation of Wyoming announced a gift of $2.5 million to help in…
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The making of a human population uncovered through ancient Icelandic genomes
On May 31, 2018, deCODE genetics published new findings about the founding of the Icelandic population, and its…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Genomics | Nanotechnology | Non-Profit Research | U.S. Congress
Biocomplexity Institute created computing center to solve science’s most complex problems
On May 16, 2018, the Virginia Tech Biocomplexity Institute’s long-anticipated new data center, built with an internal investment…
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UCLA researchers characterized the mechanism of the mammalian EAK-7 gene, or mEAK-7
On May 14, 2018, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers characterized the mechanism of the mammalian EAK-7…
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Geneticist Dr. Judith G. Hall was awarded the Rimoin Lifetime Achievement Award
On Apr. 11, 2018, Dr. Judith G. Hall, professor emerita of pediatrics and medical genetics at the University…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
NIH completed in-depth genomic analysis of 33 cancer types
On Apr. 5, 2018, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had completed a…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics | Vaccine
PNNL and OHSU created joint research co-laboratory to advance precision medicine
On Feb. 14, 2018, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (PNNL) and Oregon Health & Science University OHSU announced the…
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Scientists Sequenced Genome of Axolotl
On Jan. 24, 2018, a team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden and Heidelberg announced they…
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Monkey twins first primate clones made by the method that developed Dolly
On Jan. 24, 2018, Chinese scientists announced they had produced two genetically identical long-tailed macaques using the same…
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Native BioData Consortium was founded
In 2018, the Native BioData Consortium was founded as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute led by Indigenous scientists…
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Scientists Created First Semi-Synthetic Organism that Stored and Retrieved Unnatural Information
On Nov. 29, 2017, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced they had designed a bacterium with…
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Biotechnology | Environmental | Genomics | Life Science History | Medicine | Non-Profit Research | Pharmaceutical
Earth Microbiome Project scientists announced unprecedented catalog of microbial life on planet Earth
On Nov. 1, 2017, a study from the Earth Microbiome Project reported the most extensive snapshot ever of…
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NIH completed atlas of human DNA differences that influence gene expression
On Oct. 11, 2017, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced they had completed a…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Genomics | Medicine | Therapeutics
deCODE study revealed an ancient achilles heel in the human genome
On Sept. 20, 2017, resarchers at deCODE genetics use whole-genome data from 14,000 people from across the population…
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Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Medical Device | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Oncology | Therapeutics
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute earned National Cancer Institute’s highest distinction
On Jul. 10, 2017, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Knight Cancer Institute was awarded the National…
