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Analysis of TOPMed Genomes Finds Many Previously Undescribed Variants

In the first 53,831 samples, the researchers detected more than 410 million variants. almost 80 percent of which had not been described before.

Heart Transplant Cell-Free DNA Test Enables Earlier Detection of Acute Rejection Than Biopsy
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The researchers hope that donor-derived cell-free DNA testing to monitor rejection can help relieve racial disparities in heart transplant outcomes.

Geisinger Awarded $2.8M Grant for Familial Hypercholesterolemia Research

Geisinger researchers will work with collaborators at the nonprofit FH Foundation to develop new methods for the identification and cascade testing of FH.

Liquid Biopsy Dx Looks for Donor-Derived DNA as Measure of Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection
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A team led by researchers at the NHLBI are testing the efficacy of measuring ddcfDNA in blood as a biomarker of chronic rejection for lung transplants.

Single-Cell Analysis Elucidates Features of Nucleosome Organization

Nucleosome organization appears to follow two principles, according to the researchers' analyses of three different cell types.

Nov 6, 2017

NIH Awards $9M in Funding to Support Data Commons Pilot Phase

Apr 14, 2017

NIH Commits $12M to Fund Omics Data Analysis Projects

Apr 6, 2017

New Studies Demonstrate Utility of iPSC Technology for Genetic Research

Sep 14, 2016

NIH, Sellas Life Sciences to Collaborate on AML Diagnostic

Apr 19, 2016

Precision Medicine Program to Get $9.3M in NHLBI Funding for Omics Research

Jan 5, 2016

Cincinnati Children's Awarded $5.7M NIH Grant to Manage Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease Consortia

Oct 29, 2015

NY Genome Center Wins $13.5M from NHLBI Precision Medicine Program

Oct 8, 2015

Broad Nabs $40M From NHLBI for Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Project

Oct 2, 2015

UCSF Team Using NHLBI Grant to ID Lung Disease Protein Markers in Premature Infants
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Jun 24, 2015

WiCell to Distribute Human Stem Cell Lines from NHLBI Studies

Apr 16, 2015

NHLBI-led Team Untangles Gene Networks Involved in Blood Pressure Regulation

Feb 19, 2015

MCW Awarded $8M to Fund Rat Genome Database

Nov 5, 2014

NHLBI Awards $7.3M Contract to Moffitt, M2Gen to Coordinate Lab, Biorepository for MDS Study

Sep 19, 2014

Cofactor Genomics Wins $300K Contract for Epigenetics Study of Cardiovascular Disease

Sep 17, 2014

Large-scale Sequencing Studies ID Variants Associated with Lower Lipid Levels, Less Heart Disease
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Jul 9, 2014

NIH to Fund New Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Centers

Mar 26, 2014

ABRF Panelists Discuss NIH Efforts for Sharing Big Data

Feb 26, 2014

NHLBI Awards Medical College of Wisconsin $1.5M for Kidney Failure Research

Feb 12, 2014

New Trial to Study Asthma Drug Responses, Genetic Factors in African-Americans

Feb 11, 2014

MCW Lab Lands $8.7M to Create Knockout Rats for Modeling Disease Genetics

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Another Resignation

According to the Wall Street Journal, a third advisory panel member has resigned following the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of an Alzheimer's disease drug.

Novavax Finds Its Vaccine Effective

Reuters reports Novavax's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19.

Can't Be Used

The US Food and Drug Administration says millions of vaccine doses made at an embattled manufacturing facility cannot be used, the New York Times reports.

PLOS Papers on Frozen Shoulder GWAS, Epstein-Barr Effects on Immune Cell Epigenetics, More

In PLOS this week: genome-wide association study of frozen shoulder, epigenetic patterns of Epstein-Barr-infected B lymphocyte cells, and more.