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$14 million supports work to diversify human genome research (Links to an external site)

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received two large grants renewing funding for the Human Pangenome Reference Sequencing Project. This ambitious program began in 2019 with the goal of increasing the diversity of human genome sequences that are pooled into the widely used reference genome. A thorough representation of human genetic diversity can help researchers discover how genetic variation contributes to disease and perhaps offer new routes to innovative treatments.

Researchers solve medical mystery of neurological symptoms in kids (Links to an external site)

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers and physicians from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues from around the world has solved the mystery of a child with a rare genetic illness that did not fit any known disease. The team found a link between the child’s neurological symptoms and a genetic change that affects how proteins are properly folded within cells, providing the parents with a molecular diagnosis and identifying an entirely new type of genetic disorder.

The Inaugural Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lectureship Hosted at the Department of Genetics

The Inaugural Gary D. Stormo Computational & Systems Biology Lectureship was hosted at the Department of Genetics on October 3rd, 2024 with Dr. Michael Brent delivering a talk titled “Mapping and modeling transcriptional regulatory networks”. Dr. Michael Brent is the Henry Edwin Sever Professor of Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering of Washington University […]

Postdoc Profile: Wesley Saintilnord

Below we are going to delve into Wesley Saintilnord’s background, hobbies and research aspirations. What are you investigating? I am currently working on understanding how activated transposable elements, which are widely found in cancers due to a global loss of DNA methylation—a key mechanism for keeping these elements silenced—contribute to cancer progression. These elements can […]

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin

Faculty spotlight of dr. peter jin

Dr. Sheng Chih (Peter) Jin, Assistant Professor of Genetics, recently received his first R01 grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH), a milestone for his lab. In this article, Dr. Jin shares the story of his lab, research and what he enjoys most as a faculty member at WashU.