University of Utah Health scientists, Mark Yandell, PhD, and Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD, used artificial intelligence to better predict the onset and outcomes of heart disease
In collaboration with ARUP and U of U’s Center for Genomic Medicine, Mark Yandell from the Utah Center for Genetic Discovery use rapid whole genome…
Lynn B. Jorde, PhD, chair of U of U Health’s Department of Human Genetics, is studying how “jumping genes”, known as mobile elements, are capable…
Aaron Quinlan, PhD, associate director of the Utah Center for Genetic Discovery at University of Utah Health, is one of 32 selected proposals that were awarded…
Tom Sasani from the Quinlan lab talks about his recent work on this eLIFE podcast
UCGD analysts are participating in gene discovery research for the Penelope clinic.
Aaron Quinlan, Professor of Human Genetics, and Tom Sasani, a graduate student in the Quinlan lab at the Utah Center for Genetic Discovery, discuss the…
Drs. Gabor Marth, Co-Director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, and Lorenzo Botto, Professor of Pediatrics, collaborate on the Penelope Program for rare and undiagnosed…
Aaron Quinlan and his graduate student, Jim Havrilla, from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, created a new genetic model that combs through thousands of…
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3 million to The U of U Health, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania and…
Scientists from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery are working with Dr. Lorenzo Botto, Professor of Pediatrics at U of U Health, to find answers…
Aaron Quinlan and Gabor Marth from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, use computational tools to find mutations responsible for early infantile epileptic encephalopathy.
Local events are a great way to get involved in genomics research. Participate in a local fun run to support Utah’s Penelope Undiagnosed Disease Clinic.
Deb Neklason, Marcus Pezzolesi and John Bohnsack from the University of Utah are collaborating with Janssen Research and Development LLC to study colorectal cancer, diabetic…
Mark Yandell, PhD, Professor of Human Genetics and Co-Director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, along with University of Utah collaborators and fellow UGP…
BBC News reports on the latest technological device used to sequence the human genome.
Ryan Layer, Ph.D., senior postdoctoral fellow in Aaron Quinlan’s lab at the Department of Human Genetics at U of U Health and the USTAR Center for…
Aaron Quinlan, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Co-Director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, and his graduate student, Tom Sasani, develop a…
Dr. Mark Yandell and collaborators, Drs. Martin Tristani-Firouzi and H. Joseph Yost, take part in a large national “Bench-to-Bassinet” NIH consortium to study congenital heart…
Yi Qiao, PhD, in the Department of Human Genetics and the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery uses a computer algorithm to help clinicians treat cancer more effectively.
Watch this American Heart Association video of U of U researchers discussing the importance of understanding the causes of congenital heart disease.