University of Edinburgh
Major Depression Contributors Uncovered in Multi-Ancestry GWAS Meta-Analysis
Researchers identified almost 700 major depression-associated variants using genotyping profiles for around 5 million diverse participants with or without major depression.
The University of Edinburgh spinout is leveraging an RNA normalization technology and analysis software to detect breast cancer early.
Colorectal Cancer Functional Study Leads to Causal Variants, Gene Targets
Researchers relied on fine-mapping, epigenetic insights, and reporter assays to prioritize causal variants from past GWAS, linking them to new and known target genes.
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.
University of Edinburgh Spinout Raises £8.5M to Commercialize Long-Read RNA-seq Technology
Wobble Genomics has developed a cDNA library normalization method and a software package to optimize full-length RNA detection.