Imperial College London
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Risk, Severity Informed by Polygenic Risk Scores
Investigators came up with polygenic risk scores for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using genetic risk variants gleaned from a large genome-wide association study.
Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Dx, Omics Grants in August and September
Awardees include Imperial College London, the Africa Health Research Institute, Mylab, CHOP, and the Task Force for Global Health, among others.
Cepheid, Fleming Initiative Partner to Address Antimicrobial Resistance
The partnership will include collaborative research with a focus on expanding the use of in vitro diagnostics to support antimicrobial stewardship programs.
UK Parkinson’s Single-Cell Research Project Kicks off With £4M From Gatsby Charitable Foundation
The three-year public-private research partnership has also garnered financial support from pharmaceutical companies GSK, Novartis, Roche, and UCB.
UK Research and Innovation Launches £28.5M Human Functional Genomics Initiative
The multi-institute research program is focused on understanding the role of genomic variation in human physiology and disease.