Large-scale study uncovers 57 genetic hotspots into stuttering origins
VGI members led the largest genetic analysis of stuttering, which has demonstrated a clear genetic basis for the speech disorder, highlighting neurological pathways of risk. The study was…
Multidisciplinary study develops tools for new ‘genomics of interorgan communication’
The research characterizes the molecular “cargo” of circulating extracellular vesicles in obesity and links the findings to human genetic approaches to identify potential therapeutic targets for…
Komen Leadership Grant awarded to VGI member Tuya Pal, MD
The new research grants will help propel innovative science and deliver hope to those facing breast cancer.
Lisa Bastarache discusses motivation behind her team’s recent AJHG publication
A research team led by investigators at VUMC published a paper characterizing trends in clinical genetic testing. The work began when VGI member Lisa Bastarache realized no process existed to…
Two VGI members selected as 2025 VU Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Dr. Alexander Bick, associate professor of medicine, and Dr. Emily Hodges, associate professor of biochemistry, both genetics researchers, were among the 11 highly accomplished faculty members…