Philip Bourne

Jan 06, 2017

The National Institutes of Health announced today that Philip Bourne will be leaving his post as associate director for data science effective April 30, 2017. Bourne joined the NIH in 2014 to lead the Big Data to Knowledge program. He will join the University of Virginia, Charlottesville as Stephenson Chair of data science, director of the Data Science Institute, and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Breaking News

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The Scan

Cell Signaling Pathway Identified as Metastasis Suppressor

A new study in Nature homes in on the STING pathway as a suppressor of metastasis in a mouse model of lung cancer.

Using Bees to Gain Insights into Urban Microbiomes

As bees buzz around, they pick up debris that provides insight into the metagenome of their surroundings, researchers report in Environmental Microbiome.

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A study appearing in JAMA Network Open suggests strategies to address high lipid levels should focus on individuals with high genetic risk and at specific ages.

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.