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Biological Dynamics: Paul Billings

Paul Billings has returned as CEO of Biological Dynamics, after having served as chief medical officer and senior vice president of medical affairs at Natera. Before departing for Natera, Billings had previously served as advisor, director, and board chairman at Biological Dynamics. Billings has also worked as chief medical officer at Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Life Technologies, and has served on the US Food and Drug Administration's Scientific Advisory Board, the Genomic Medicine Advisory Committee at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and as an appointee to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society at the Department of Health and Human Services. 

The Scan

Tara Pacific Expedition Project Team Finds High Diversity Within Coral Reef Microbiome

In papers appearing in Nature Communications and elsewhere, the team reports on findings from the two-year excursion examining coral reefs.

Study Examines Relationship Between Cellular Metabolism, DNA Damage Repair

A new study in Molecular Systems Biology finds that an antioxidant enzyme shifts from mitochondria to the nucleus as part of the DNA damage response.

Stem Cell Systems Target Metastatic Melanoma in Mouse Model

Researchers in Science Translational Medicine describe a pair of stem cell systems aimed at boosting immune responses against metastatic melanoma in the brain.

Open Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas Team Introduces Genomic Data Collection, Analytical Tools

A study in Cell Genomics outlines open-source methods being used to analyze and translate whole-genome, exome, and RNA sequence data from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Atlas.