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People in the News: Kelly Gardner, Josh Molho, Brock Siegel, Gary Zweiger, Jenny Rooke, Chris Hadsell, Katleen Verleysen, Anastasia Rader

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Protein analysis firm Zephyrus Biosciences launched this week with Kelly Gardner as CEO, Josh Molho as chief technology officer, Brock Siegel as chief operating officer, Gary Zweiger as chief business development officer, Jenny Rooke as chief marketing officer, and Chris Hadsell as chief financial officer.


Katleen Verleysen is stepping down as CEO of protein biomarker firm Pronota following the company's absorption into MyCartis, its joint venture with Biocartis. Verleysen will be moving to a consultant role with clients including Biocartis and other life science firms.


BG Medicine said this week that it has let go included Senior Vice President, Executive Operations and Human Resources, Anastasia Rader. Her layoff comes as part of a larger restructuring in which the company laid-off 12 of its 22 employees.

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Study Examines Insights Gained by Adjunct Trio RNA Sequencing in Complex Pediatric Disease Cases

Researchers in AJHG explore the diagnostic utility of adding parent-child RNA-seq to genome sequencing in dozens of families with complex, undiagnosed genetic disease.

Clinical Genomic Lab Survey Looks at Workforce Needs

Investigators use a survey approach in Genetics in Medicine Open to assess technologist applications, retention, and workforce gaps at molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics labs in the US.

Study Considers Gene Regulatory Features Available by Sequence-Based Modeling

Investigators in Genome Biology set sequence-based models against observational and perturbation assay data, finding distal enhancer models lag behind promoter predictions.

Genetic Testing Approach Explores Origins of Blastocyst Aneuploidy

Investigators in AJHG distinguish between aneuploidy events related to meiotic missegregation in haploid cells and those involving post-zygotic mitotic errors and mosaicism.