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American Heart Association Interviews University of Utah Researchers
Watch this American Heart Association video of U of U researchers discussing the importance of understanding the causes of congenital heart disease.
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University of Utah Health Collaborates with Janssen Research & Development to Investigate the Genetics of Suicide
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...
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University of Utah Health Awarded $3 Million to Accelerate the Integration of Precision Medicine into Patient Care
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...
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New Tools to Mine Health Datasets May Uncover the Genetic Causes of Heart Defects
Mark Yandell, Ph.D., professor of human genetics and director of the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery has created new tools, […]
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Tiny tools for big data
The Quinlan Laboratory is using the diminutive MinION genome sequencing device to study viral genome evolution.
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Using data science to understand congenital heart disease
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...
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USTAR 2.0 boosts Utah’s high-tech startups
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...
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Utah’s Role in Developing Technology to Unmask Causes of Genetic Disease
Mark Yandell, PhD, discussed the roles that VAAST and PHEVOR played in launching the Utah Genome Project.
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Gene Linked to Higher Risk for Premature Menopause
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...
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Base2 Genomics wins USTAR Technology Acceleration Award
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...
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NPR News Feature: Utah Zika case raises more questions than answers
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 […]
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STAT news feature: A fatal Zika infection reported in Utah
A Utah man died of Zika virus infection and passed the virus to his son who cared for him in the hospital, according to […]
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Nodira Codell, MPA
nodira.codell@genetics.utah.edu
801.581.7405
Utah Center for Genetic Discovery
