Louisiana State University
NIH Earmarks $170M for All of Us Program's Personalized Nutrition Study
The project will use genomic and other health data from All of Us Research Program participants to study factors that can inform personalized nutrition recommendations.
LSU Health Sciences Center Wins $2.4M to Lead SARS-CoV-2 Variant Sequencing Program
The project, funded by NIH and the Louisiana Department of Health, aims to sequence SARS-CoV-2 samples from a range of different patients.
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Global Pathogen Sequencing With $20M, Forms Collaborations
The funding and alliances mark the first step in the foundation's establishment of a pandemic prevention institute, which will collaborate with similar efforts elsewhere.
NIH Names Healthcare Provider Networks to Aid in Precision Medicine Initiative Enrollment
The HPOs will receive $13.8 million to enroll people interested in the All of Us program, gather participant health information, and help retain participants.
Phylogenomic Study Shows Utility of Ancient DNA Samples for Modern Research
Two researchers devised a protocol to sequence DNA from ancient samples and tested it on 100-year-old museum specimens.