“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
Nelson Henderson
The McDonnell Genome Institute in collaboration with our forward-thinking sponsors has provided pilot grants to innovative Wash U researchers. We highlight this work each month so that you can enjoy how a seed in science can grow to so much more.
Comparative Actinomycete genome analyses to support drug discovery
The Effect of Tobacco Exposure on Genomic Heterogeneity in HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dr. Jose Zevallos
By Dr. Matt Christopher
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Identification of loci controlled by regulators of heterochromatin boundaries in Tetrahymena.
By Dr. Douglas Chalker
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Altered Tropomyosin Isoform Repertoire As A Regulator Of Podocyte Shape In Kidney Diseases.
Dr. Hani Suleiman
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Defining Host-Donor Chimerism in Kidney Rejection by scRNA-seq
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Defining the Clonal Evolution of Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma
![](https://genome.wustl.edu/files/2020/09/Mehta-Shah-Neha-2020-350x525.jpg)
Quantifying the Incidence of Clonal Hematopoiesis in Human Conditions of Increased Inflammation
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