GSI 2012 Research Symposium
The 2012 Annual Genome Science Institute Research Symposium held on Monday, October 22 was a resounding sucess with participation from both Boston University campuses and seven technology partners.
Seed Grant Recipients for 2012
The 2012 Seed Grant Recipients were: Matthew Jones, PhD, Pulmonary Collaborators: Kenneth H. Albrecht, PhD, Medicine, Genetics and Genomic; Caryn L. Navarro, PhD, Medicine Aims: To determine whether ZCCHC11 deficiency affects the content level and uridylation of testicular sncRNAs using deep sequencing, mRNA expression using microarrays, and retrotransposon expression using qRT-PCR. To how and when […]
Next Gen Sequencing Working Group
The inaugural meeting of the Next Gen Sequencing working group took place on January 24th. Over 30 individuals attended to discuss the needs of the university for next gen sequencing from library preparation to result analysis. For the next meeting Andi Broka will present on the LinGA High Performance Compute Cluster and its analytical capabilities […]
The Green High Performance Computing Center (GHPCC): How Will It Impact Research Computing at BUMC ?
On November 30, John Goodhue, Glenn Bresnahan, and Tracy Shroeder came to BUMC to discuss the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computer Center. This new initiative from five universities wil help keep Boston at the cutting edge of computational research. For those who were not able to attend the meeting in person or online, you can […]
BUSM/BUSPH Study Links Genes to Puberty Timing and Body Fat in Women
“Scientists, including a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher, have discovered 30 new genes that control the age of sexual maturation in women. Notably, many of these genes also act on body weight regulation or biological pathways related to fat metabolism. The study, which appears in Nature Genetics, was co-authored by Kathryn Lunetta, […]
NRC Finds Flaws in Draft of NEIDL Risks
From Art Jahnke, BU Today~ “The National Research Council has raised concerns in a letter posted on its website yesterday about the methodology used in an ongoing study of the risks associated with the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) on the Boston University Medical Campus. The NRC found that the risk assessment, which is […]
2nd Annual GSI Research Symposium a Huge Success
The 2nd Annual GSI Research Symposium has come and gone this October. Hundreds of faculty, staff, and students stopped by the Heibert Lounge to support genetic and genomic research at Boston University. Dozens of posters lined the walls of the 14th floor of the L-Building on the Medical Campus. Graduate and undergraduate students as well […]
Adrienne Cupples receives prestigious award
Click below to read about Adrienne’s selection as the most recent recipient of the Janet L. Norwood award. http://sph.bu.edu/insider/index.php/Recent-News/busphs-adrienne-cupples-honored-for-achievement-in-statistical-sciences.html?piwik_campaign=insideremail
Longevity Linked to Genes
GSI members along with other faculty at Boston University have collaborated to identify genes that can predict longevity. “The scientists, lead by Paola Sebastiani at the School of Public Health and Thomas Perls at the School of Medicine, have found 150 genetic markers that predict with 77 percent accuracy whether people will live extremely long […]
GSI Faculty Meeting
Held last Tuesday, June 15th, in the Evans Biomedical Research Center, the GSI Faculty Meeting was quite a success. For those of you who were unable to attend and share your thoughts on the future evolution of genetics and genomics at BU with us, you can find the slides from the presentation here. Any comments […]