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“The Institute for Genomic Medicine at the University of California, San Diego aims to discover new pathways in human health and disease and translate these discoveries to clinical and preventive medicine. Our multidisciplinary physician-scientist teams integrate clinical phenotypes with genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic and signaling approaches to understand and treat genetic contributions to human disease.”
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IGM Faculty Spotlight: Alysson Muotri
Featured in New York Times and NPR for his work on Lab-Grown Miniature Brains
IGM Genomics Center
- The IGM Genomics Center offers Next Gen sequencing services including sample QC, library preparation, sequencing on Illumina and PacBio platforms, as well as Illumina Bead Array technology.
News
- “Zika Virus’ Key into Brain Cells ID’d, Leveraged to Block Infection and Kill Cancer Cells,” features Tariq Rana, PhD, Jeremy Rich, MD, Alysson Muotri, PhD, and Pinar Mesci, PhD
- “New iPSC Culture Medium Promises Weekends Off at Low Costs,” The Scientist, features Alysson Muotri, PhD
- "Measuring Mutations in Sperm May Reveal Risk for Autism in Future Children," features Jonathan Sebat, PhD, Joseph Gleeson, MD and Martin Bruess, PhD
See also GEN, Daily Mail, The Medical News, Med India, Reach MD and Neuroscience News - "How to calculate your dog's real age," BBC, features Trey Ideker, PhD
- "Gene Variations May Explain Resistance to Lung Infections in Some CF Patients, Study Says," Cystic Fibrosis News Today, features Kelly Frazer, PhD, and Matteo D'Antonio, PhD
- "Miniature Brains Recently Sent Out Brain Waves for the First Time," Smithsonian, features Cleber Trujillo, PhD, postdoc, and Alysson Muotri, PhD
- “Modifier Gene May Explain Why Some with Cystic Fibrosis are Less Prone to Infection,” features Kelly Frazer, PhD, and Matteo D’Antonio, PhD
See also The Medical News, Scienmag, Technology.org and Science Blog - “Brain Organoids Grow Neural Circuits, Begin Producing Recognizable Brain Waves,” Discover Magazine, features Alysson Mutori, PhD
- “A New Way To Calculate Your Dog's Age,” NPR, features Trey Ideker, PhD
See also New York Daily News - Blog: “Many Psychiatric Disorders Arise from Common Genes,” features John Kelsoe, MD, and Caroline Nievergelt, PhD
- "Vicious Circles: Ring-shaped DNA Provides Cancer Cells with a Malignant Twist," features Paul Mischel, MD, and Bing Ren, PhD
See also New York Times, Live Science, Daily Mail, ScienceDaily, Express & Star, Medical Xpress, Irish Examiner and The Medical News - "Genetic Variation in Individual Brain Cell Types May Predict Disease Risk," features Inge Holtman, PhD, Christopher Glass, MD, PhD, Nicole Coufal, MD, PhD, and Alexi Nott, PhD
See also Med India and Technology Networks - Blog: "Not All Heart Cells-in-a-Dish are the Same — and that's OK," features Kelly Frazer, PhD, and Agnieszka D'Antonio-Chronowska, PhD
- "Lab-grown brainlets will not become conscious… just yet," Medium, features Alysson Muotri, PhD
See also Gizmodo and Times of India - "Machine Learning Algorithm Can’t Distinguish These Lab Mini-Brains from Preemie Babies" features Alysson Muotri, PhD
See also Wall Street Journal, New York Times, STAT, NPR, Gizmodo, Newsweek, Inverse, Scientific American, KPBS, San Diego Union Tribune, The Scientist, and Mother Jones
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