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A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… Their findings suggest that dogs could serve as in vivo models for developing therapies for many human cancers, …
About NHGRI
NHGRI is advancing human health and spurring innovation by building bridges between our research laboratories and the academic, non-profit and private sectors.
… tissue microarrays for rapid molecular profiling, mouse models of inherited disorders and a diverse range of genes. … …
Staff
Dr. Peter McGuire is an investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… patients with mitochondrial disease. The MINIS uses animal models, combined with infectious organisms or immune … by concurrent studies of immune function using animal models. By expanding the immune phenotype of patients with … virus serotype 8 gene transfer rescues a lethal murine model of citrullinemia type 1. Gene Ther, 20:1188-1191 …
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Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
… Raymond MacDougall … With eye-catching models, interactive displays and engaging elements, the …
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NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… The Brennand laboratory integrates human stem cell models and genomic engineering, towards resolving the complex … München The Heinig lab is developing computational models for the design and analysis of single cell … with other IGVF teams to develop a biostatistical models for optimal experimental design and power analysis of …
Staff
William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… associated skin cancer risks, as well as provide animal models for future studies of drug intervention. Dr. Pavan’s … for treatment of NPC and assess these compounds in animal models with the goal of translating this information into … J, Ohno K, Rosenfeld MA, Tagle DA, Pentchev PG, Pavan WJ. Murine model of Niemann-Pick C disease: Mutation in a …
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Dr. David Bodine is the chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch.
… SR, Lipton JM, Bodine DM. Molecular convergence in ex vivo models of Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Blood,  129(23):3111-3120. … RE, Bodine DM. Improved retroviral gene transfer into murine and Rhesus peripheral blood or bone marrow …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recognizes the 2023 recipients of the Bettie J. Graham Leadership Award for Enhancing DEIA in the Genomics Workforce.
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… gene delivery rescues a neonatal lethal murine model of mut(0) methylmalonic acidemia. Hum Gene Ther …