Congratulations, Aaron!
HG Department Chair Dr. Aaron Quinlan has been named to the H.A. and Edna Benning Medical Society. Benning awards recognize […]
Isabel Serrano is a recipient of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Award
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program aims to invest in postdoctoral researchers by providing funding for career-development opportunities and
Dr. Xiaoxu Yang presented at the NICHD Junior Investigator Workshop.
Xiaoxu Yang presented a poster titled “Understanding Human Early Development and Health Implications through Mosaic Mutations in Adult Tissues” to
Yang Lab and collaborators discovered early fate determinations of neural crest-derived ganglia
A groundbreaking new study led by the Yang lab and Dr. Joseph Gleeson’s Group at the University of California, San
Welcome Alexis Garretson, a new PostDoc in the Quinlan Lab!
We are thrilled to announce that Alexis joined the Quinlan Lab in September 2025. Her research focuses on leveraging genetic
Christina Akirtava has joined the Marth Lab as a postdoctoral researcher!
We are thrilled to announce that Christina Akirtava has joined the Marth Lab as a postdoctoral researcher! Her expertise will
Parts of Our DNA May Evolve Much Faster than Previously Though
Researchers including Lynn Jorde, PhD, Deborah Neklason, PhD and Aaron Quinlan, PhD, have created the most detailed atlas yet of
Dr. Bennet Peterson delivered a compelling presentation as a speaker at the 2025 Genomic Medicine Symposium.
Bennet Peterson, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in human genetics at U of U Health, focused on how to quickly identify
Congratulations to Mark Yandell on his One-U RAI Faculty Fellowship Award!!
One-U RAI Announces Inaugural Awardees: Seven Faculty Fellows and One Distinguished Visitor. Read More
Human Genetics Retreat 2024
This year’s Human Genetics Retreat took place on October 18-19, 2024 at Snowpine Lodge up Big Cottonwood Canyon. Thank you
Aaron Quinlan, PhD, Appointed Chair of the Department of Human Genetics
Aaron Quinlan, PhD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Human Genetics in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of
ISABEL SERRANO WILL BE STARTING AS A POSTDOC IN QUINLAN’S LAB IN OCTOBER 2024!!!
Isabel Serrano is a PhD Candidate in Computational Biology at the University of California, Berkeley will be joining the Quinlan
Harriet Dashnow is starting her lab at CU Anschutz on July 1, 2024!!
Harriet Dashnow starts a faculty job as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of
Congratulations to Dr. Marth and Dr. Underhill-recipients of SMaHT Award!!
NIH launches $140 million effort to investigate genetic variation in normal human cells and tissues. The National Institutes of Health is
Isabelle B. Cooperstein, BS is the Recipient of the 2023 ACMG Foundation/David L. Rimoin Inspiring Excellence Award
Isabelle B. Cooperstein, BS is the Recipient of the 2023 ACMG Foundation/David L. Rimoin Inspiring Excellence Award. BETHESDA, MD –
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