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Day Zero Diagnostics Wins $300K SBIR Grant for Fecal Microbiota Transplant Assay

The Boston firm will develop a sequencing-based safety and efficacy assay for fecal microbiota transplants called epiXact FMT.

Phase Genomics Wins $5.5M in NIH, Gates Foundation Grants for Therapeutic Phage Discovery

The company will use its proximity-guided metagenomics platform to build an atlas of phage-bacteria interactions and identify phages that could be used therapeutically.

UCSF-led Team Wins $112M NIH Grant to Harness Omics Tools for Antiviral Target, Drug Development
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The researchers will use a variety of omics tools, including a protein-protein interaction workflow they previously employed to look for drugs against SARS-CoV-2.

Sequencing Leads to Diagnoses in Significant Subset of Immune Conditions in NIAID Program

In the first 1,000 families tested through a sequencing-based program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, researchers diagnosed almost a third of cases.

Evolution of Dengue Virus Antigens Reflected in Outbreaks in Thailand

An international team sequenced 1,944 dengue virus isolates collected in Bangkok over 20 years as part of an effort to follow DENV antigen evolution.

Sep 9, 2021

Seven Bridges, Scripps Research Win $7.5M Contract to Develop NIAID Data Ecosystem

Feb 10, 2021

ImmunoScape, Johns Hopkins Team Profiles T Cell Response in COVID-19 Patients
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May 4, 2020

NIH Kicks Off Study Investigating Coronavirus in Children

Apr 13, 2020

NIH Recruiting 10K Adults for Coronavirus Infection Study

Feb 10, 2020

President Trump Calls for 8 Percent Cut to NIH Budget

Jan 7, 2020

Phase Genomics Wins $1.5M for Proximity Ligation-Based AMR Tracking

Dec 13, 2019

NIH Awards $102.5M for Antibacterial Resistance Research, Dx Development

Jul 23, 2019

BostonGene Partners With NIH on Clonal Evolution Study

Jan 16, 2019

Predigen Diagnostics Developing Gene Expression Platform to Differentiate Bacterial from Viral Infections
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Jun 27, 2018

Phase Genomics Receives $1.5M NIH Grant to Develop Microbiome Research Platform

Mar 16, 2018

NIAID Commits $12M to Form New Genomic Centers for Infectious Diseases

Aug 9, 2017

Akonni Biosystems Wins NIH SBIR Grant for Pediatric Respiratory Disease Diagnostics

Jun 29, 2017

Rare Gut Condition Linked to Single Gene Mutations, Hyperactivation of Complement System

Jun 19, 2017

New Monogenic Form of Severe Atopic Dermatitis Described

Jun 12, 2017

Rare Genetic Variant Contributes to Common Cold Susceptibility

Jan 11, 2017

CRISPR Corrects Genetic Immunodeficiency in Blood Stem Cells
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Nov 18, 2016

NIAID to Fund Systems Biology Research Network

Jun 22, 2016

Structural Genomics Research Projects to Get NIAID Contract Funding

Mar 31, 2016

NIH Funds Research to Sequence Malaria Parasite Transcriptome, Proteome

Feb 9, 2016

Tick Genome Provides Resource for Understanding Bloodsucker's Biology, Disease Transmission

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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.