Alliance for Genomic Discovery completes 250,000 whole genomes to accelerate drug discovery

The milestone creates one of the largest, most comprehensive clinical genomic datasets of its kind; multiomic data to be added in next phase of program.

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Jennifer (Piper) Below named director of Vanderbilt Genetics Institute

Effective April 1, Jennifer (Piper) Below, PhD, will lead VGI, the intellectual hub for genomics research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University.

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Where are all the Alzheimer’s drugs?

A new study will use innovative methods developed at VUMC to look for drugs already approved for other uses that could potentially be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s.

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$20 million grant supports sweeping study of human viruses

The grant will help establish the Vanderbilt-coordinated Virus Characterization Center, or V2C2. Vanderbilt Genetics Institute members will participate in the effort to characterize the human…

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VUMC part of multisite team investigating genetic markers of anorexia nervosa

With funding from the newly established Sarah Kyle Anorexia Nervosa Research Foundation, the researchers hope to identify biomarkers that will point to novel targets for prevention and treatment…

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