Leveraging Bioinformatics to Personalize Cancer Treatments
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.
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.
Researchers at the U of U, in collaboration with Janssen Research and Development LLC, search genetic clues to better understand the relationship between suicidal behavior and psychiatric conditions.
Drs. Gabor Marth and Martin Tristani-Firouzi use a software tool, iobio, to assist doctors with providing clinical care based on information found within their patient’s DNA.
Mark Yandell, Ph.D., professor of human genetics and director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery has created new tools, CAE and WARP, to uncover…
The Quinlan Laboratory is using the diminutive MinION genome sequencing device to study viral genome evolution.
Dr. Yandell and Dr. Quinlan from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery were awarded a grant from the American Heart Association to use innovative data science technologies to uncover the genetic and environmental causes of congenital heart disease.
Local news feature describing how The Utah Science, Technology, and Research (USTAR) Initiative of the state of Utah is promoting the growth of high tech industries in Utah.
Mark Yandell, PhD, discussed the roles that VAAST and PHEVOR played in launching the Utah Genome Project.
Using three different software technologies including pVAAST and VAAST, developed at the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery at the University of Utah, investigators discovered a mutation in one gene, POLR2C, linked to a higher risk of premature menopause.
Base2 Genomics has won a USTAR Technology Acceleration award to commercialize their platform for whole genome diagnostics with proprietary technologies for accurate CNV and SV discovery and interpretation. Read more in this Gephart Daily local news feature.
This week’s report in New England Journal of Medicine of two unusual Utah Zika cases raises questions about Zika virus transmission and virulence. Read about it in this NPR news feature.
A Utah man died of Zika virus infection and passed the virus to his son who cared for him in the hospital, according to a new report published in…
Frameshift Labs, LLC announces that it has secured NIH support to develop commercial software for visually driven genome analysis.
Researchers at University of Utah and ARUP Laboratories describe the first Zika virus-related death in the US. Published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
IDbyDNA announces today that it has closed $9 million in Series A financing to develop its Taxonomer-based infectious disease diagnostic technologies.
University of Utah, a recognized leader in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics, has launched a program to train a new generation of physicians and scientists in the theory and practice of genomic medicine.
In this Scope Radio Interview, Dr. Lynn Jorde and Dr. Eric Green discuss opportunities and challenges in Genomic Medicine.
Aaron Quinlan discusses his software tool GEMINI and uncovering the the genetic cause of seizures in nearly a dozen infants.
NantHealth, Inc. has announced the Heritage 1K project, a collaboration with Utah Genome Project to analyze the entire genomic profiles of at least 1,000 individuals who have a history of rare and life-threatening diseases and conditions in their respective families.
Drs. Robert Schlaberg and Mark Yandell talk about the future of medicine and metagenomics in this KSL.com news feature.
Drs. Martin Tristani-Firouzi and Mark Yandell launch the Sudden Death in the Young project to discover the genetic causes of sudden cardiac death.
Scientists from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery spend the day at the Natural History Museum discussing genomics and genetic traits.
Dr. Gabor Marth talks about how a visual, interactive, and accessible web interface can put the power of a supercomputer into the hands of average people.