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NIAGADS GenomicsDB Release

NIAGADS is pleased to announce the release of the Genomics Database v. 3.1, which features a major face lift intended to improve user experience. NIAGADS GenomicsDB is a public resource that researchers can access without having to formally request data. This release greatly improves the visualization of summary statistics on the genome browser section of […]

Dr. Brad Hyman Speaks at Penn

Penn Neurodegenerative and Genomics Center was fortunate to have Dr. Brad Hyman visit from Boston and give a seminar style presentation on November 29. Dr. Hyman has worked at Massachusetts General Hospital for 25 years seeing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and he currently serves as the Alzheimer’s Unit Director at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease […]

Li-San Wang Quoted in CBS Article

“Can the machine invasion help save your brain?” CBS explores this question in an October 27 article about the development of technology as it relates to advances in Alzheimer’s disease. While the amount of genetic data available has increased in recent years, the speed at which it gets sifted through also needs to increase in […]

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