Harvard

The funding is being provided to a number of early-career investigators and collaborative research groups using genomics and other technologies.

Three studies encompassing dozens of ancient genomes are offering a closer look at complex historical population spread in North, Central, and South America.

Researchers reached clinical diagnoses in 35 percent of cases undergoing evaluation over 20 months, sometimes leading to treatment changes.

The institutes will lead a consortium of researchers investigating the molecular underpinnings of diabetic retinopathy, a key cause of blindness.

Classifying diabetes patients by genetic pathways may help improve their management, the researchers concluded.