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BIG DATASETS PINPOINT NEW REGIONS TO EXPLORE THE GENOME FOR DISEASE

December 12, 2018

Aaron Quinlan and his graduate student, Jim Havrilla, from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, created a new genetic model […]

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Undiagnosed Diseases Network Expands to Include University of Utah

October 2, 2018

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3 million to The U of U Health, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, […]

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A MISSION TO SOLVE MEDICAL MYSTERIES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH JOINS NATIONAL UNDIAGNOSED DISEASE NETWORK

September 25, 2018

Scientists from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery are working with Dr. Lorenzo Botto, Professor of Pediatrics at U of […]

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GENETIC TOOLS UNCOVER CAUSE OF CHILDHOOD SEIZURE DISORDER MISSED BY OTHER METHODS

August 13, 2018

Aaron Quinlan and Gabor Marth from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, use computational tools to find mutations responsible for early […]

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Running to Support the PENELOPE Undiagnosed Disease Clinic

April 23, 2018

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.

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Collaboration with Janssen Advances Critical Research

March 16, 2018

Deb Neklason, Marcus Pezzolesi and John Bohnsack from the University of Utah are collaborating with Janssen Research and Development LLC  […]

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Finding the Story Within: Utah Genome Project at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

January 31, 2018

Mark Yandell, PhD, Professor of Human Genetics and Co-Director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, along with University of […]

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BBC News Feature: Handheld device sequences human genome

January 31, 2018

BBC News reports on the latest technological device used to sequence the human genome.

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GIGGLE: Scanning Genome Databases Faster to Accelerate Identification of Disease

January 29, 2018

Ryan Layer, Ph.D., senior postdoctoral fellow in Aaron Quinlan’s lab at the Department of Human Genetics at U of U […]

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Technology Milestone: Scientists Sequence Human Genome with Pocket-Sized Device

January 29, 2018

Aaron Quinlan, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Co-Director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, and his graduate […]

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Largest Genetic Study of its Kind to Date Leads to Deeper Understanding of Heart Defects in Children

December 7, 2017

Dr. Mark Yandell and collaborators, Drs. Martin Tristani-Firouzi and H. Joseph Yost, take part in a large national “Bench-to-Bassinet” NIH […]

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Leveraging Bioinformatics to Personalize Cancer Treatments

November 13, 2017

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...

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