Highlights
De Novo Collaborations
Find out how to get involved with The Genome Institute's de novo sequencing collaborations.
TGI Directors Receive Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Award
The St. Louis Academy of Science honors directors Richard Wilson, Elaine Mardis and Timothy Ley with the George Engelmann Interdisciplinary Science Award recognizing outstanding achievement in science, engineering or technology that results from collaboration among two or more individuals across disciplinary and/or institutional boundaries.
DNA sequencing lays foundation for personalized cancer treatment
Scientists at The Genome Institute are using powerful DNA sequencing technology not only to identify mutations at the root of a patient's tumor - considered key to personalizing cancer treatment - but to map the genetic evolution of disease and monitor response to treatment.
Gene linked to fatal neuroblastoma in adolescents, young adults
Researchers at The Genome Institute and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the first gene mutation associated with a chronic and often fatal form of neuroblastoma that typically strikes adolescents and young adults.
Sequencing Helps Identify Cancer Cells for Immune System Attack
Scientists at The Genome Institute and Washington University School of Medicine find that DNA sequences from tumors grown in mice can be used to direct the immune system to attack cancer.
Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting 2012
The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting is an annual scientific forum for acquiring information about the latest advances in DNA sequencing technologies and applications.
New Drug Target for Childhood Eye Tumor
New findings from the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project (PCGP) have helped identify the mechanism that makes the childhood eye tumor retinoblastoma so aggressive.
Progress in Fight Against Aggressive Childhood Leukemia
A new study provides the first details of the genetic alterations fueling a subtype of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a childhood cancer with a poor prognosis.
Chemotherapy May Influence Leukemia Relapse
Research from The Genome Institute and colleagues suggests chemotherapy may contribute to relapse in some patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Sequencing the House Cat
Domesticated cats are the most popular pets globally, with approximately 34% of households owning over 88 million cats in the US alone. The cat is an important model organism for biomedical research and it is used in understanding mammalian development, cancer and infectious disease research.
