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Laboratory for Advanced Medicine: Samuel Tong

Laboratory for Advanced Medicine has appointed Samuel Tong as CEO for its operations in China. He joins the company from medical research organization NAMSA where he was vice president and general manager of the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that, he was VP and GM for greater China at Qiagen. Tong was also business unit director of diagnostics systems for greater China at Becton Dickinson, and country manager of China at Abbott Vascular.

The Scan

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.