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Xihong Lin received the 2022 Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science in honor of her advances in statistical methods, particularly as applied to genetics and genomics, as well as her role as a leader and mentor in…
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Scientists have developed a machine learning model that can predict which SARS-CoV-2 viral variants are likely to cause surges in COVID-19 cases.
Botswana researcher who sequenced Omicron urges more genomic surveillance, vaccinations in Africa
As the world waits to learn more about Omicron, the latest SARS-CoV-2 variant, the Botswana-based researcher who produced the first genetic sequence of the virus spoke about the importance of ramping up sequencing and vaccination in Africa, and…
Methodology from genome-wide association studies accurately flags more deadly SARS-CoV-2 variant
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Stress of racism can affect health across generations
For people of color, race-based stressors can take a heavy toll on health.
Marc Lipsitch, Pardis Sabeti elected to National Academy of Medicine
Two Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members, Marc Lipsitch and Pardis Sabeti, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
A comprehensive look at Africa’s largest-ever psychiatric genetics study
A new series from the Broad Institute offers a comprehensive view of the largest psychiatric genetics study ever done in Africa—a project called the Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations-Psychosis (NeuroGAP-Psychosis).
Study sheds light on sex-based differences in gene regulation
New research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has uncovered sex-based differences in networks that regulate gene expression in a large number of human tissues. The finding is important because it…
GINGER graduates poised to elevate neuropsychiatric genetics research across Africa
June 5, 2020 – The Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) celebrated a virtual graduation of its first cohort of research fellows on May 20, 2020. After three years of study, 17 fellows from across…
Inside Nigeria’s genomics boom
Nigeria is quickly becoming a hub for genetics research. Private investments are flowing into the country in support of companies such as 54Gene, which has set out to build the largest biobank in Africa, according to a February…