Genetics

Research roundup: Recent publications from Emory faculty and staff

Squad of Emory experts lifts athlete, mother and heart patient Gail Jarvis to new heights

‘Test kitchen’ for brain organoids attracts chefs

Software tool analyzes cancer cells in biopsy slides

Emory receives $2 million grant to improve newborn screening and long-term follow-up

Emory’s NextGen biomedical internship program inspires creativity

Rare Disease Day brings attention to a puzzle lacking pieces

Protein TDP-43 keeps genetic zombies at bay

Redefining how scientists measure the aging process

Insights into schizophrenia: Genetic risk factor impairs mitochondria

New findings from Emory study offer potential breakthrough in HIV cure research

Next Gen biomedical internship program for high schoolers expanding

Maturation of visual pathways spotlights early effects of social status on social development

Remembering genetic counselor and pioneer Cecelia Bellcross

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Emory researchers fuse science and art for JUSTICE

Gene therapy for Fabry disease is getting closer

Forming a new rare disease community

Genomic study reveals signs of TB adaptation in ancient Andeans

Faculty eminence: ‘The foundation of Emory’

Emory doctors and Family Heart Foundation team up to help patients with dangerously high cholesterol caused by genetic condition

Emory’s genetic counseling training program celebrates 10 years

Ancient DNA analyses add new complexity to South America settlement

Myotonic dystrophy: GABA receptors implicated in sleepiness, via mouse model

Chronic COVID-19 infections are source of variants of concern, study shows

NextGen gives high school students a peek at biomedical research

Emory researchers successfully use mRNA to activate genes

Heartland virus identified in lone star ticks in Georgia

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Emory virologists trace the start of COVID-19 in Georgia

Emory advances care for people with rare diseases

Monkeys’ atypical social behaviors may provide insights into autism genetics

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff

Emory, Children’s join NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence network

Fragile X syndrome: Human brain organoids model disorder more closely than mice

Stephen Warren remembered for changing the world’s understanding of Fragile X syndrome

International study finds increased COVID-19 mortality among adults with Down syndrome

SARS-CoV-2 variants: CDC, private foundations support genomic surveillance

Emory Fragile X Center: $8 million NIH grant supports next-generation neuroscience

Yerkes genomics research will help predict COVID-19 disease severity, inform treatment decisions

Highly invasive lung cancer cells have longer 'fingers'

Emory's Victor Corces elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences

JScreen launches BRCA screening study for Ashkenazi Jews in metro Atlanta

3q29 deletion survey: distinct social profile, high ASD risk

Scissors get stuck -- another way bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangements may predict resistance, poor outcomes

Toxin-spewing bacteria decoded

Sifting through signs of inflammation to analyze causes of Crohn's disease

First genetic clue for elusive pediatric liver disease

Probing hyperexcitability in fragile X syndrome

Cells in "little brain" have distinctive metabolic needs

Winship researcher honored as STAT Wunderkind

JScreen highlights September's Tay-Sachs awareness month as reminder for genetic testing

Mysterious DNA modification important for fly brain

Fragile X: New drug strategy corrects behavioral + biochemical measures in mouse model

Men's Health Month helps bring awareness to benefits of JScreen

Emory's JScreen program named one of America's top 50 innovative Jewish organizations

Sugars in infant formulas pose risk to babies with inherited metabolic disorder

For DNA Day, learn about Emory genomic advances

Virulence in "Iraqibacter": potential Achilles' heel?

Pig model of Huntington's offers advantages for testing treatments

All in the mind: Examining why the brain short-circuits

Flow of spinal fluid disrupted in inherited developmental disorder

Joint supplement speeds melanoma cell growth

Emory Genetics Metabolic Nutrition Program launches new website for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Prevention Program

Yerkes: Working to cure what ails you

Cellular traffic jam seen in ALS/FTD

Yerkes researchers find clues to AIDS resistance in sooty mangabey genome

eXtraordinarY: New clinic for X and Y chromosome variations

November: 10 things to do for under $10

Mysterious DNA modification seen in stress response

New digestive/liver disease gene identified by international team

Genetic counseling helps patients in Johns Creek identify hereditary cancer

Cancer drug discovery: Targeting DNA repair

Chemicals from gut bacteria maintain vitality in aging animals

Granulins treasure not trash: potential FTD treatment strategy

Moms and future moms with rare inherited disorder aim for healthy babies

Insight into brain via 'friend of fragile X' gene

Emory Heart and Vascular Center provides medical experts, screenings at Marfan Foundation Annual Conference

How young children perceive world is guided by genetics and disrupted in autism

Switchable DNA mini-machines relay information

Gene editing reverses Huntington's in mouse model

Prospective parents can now be screened for more than 200 genetic diseases

Emory Integrated Core Facilities offering HTG gene expression services

Invasive lung cancer cells have distinct roles

Meningitis bacteria adapting to STI niche, genetic analysis shows

Schizophrenia-associated gene research funded by $3.1 million NIH grant

RISK study reveals new precision medicine approach to Crohn's and colitis

A new target for Parkinson's disease identified by Emory researchers

Scientists show 'matchmaker' role for protein behind SMA

How estrogen modulates fear learning -- molecular insight into PTSD

Melanoma mutation likes fat for fuel; diet modulates effect in mice

Deep dive into NMDA receptor variation and links to epilepsy, ID

Huperzine A provides seizure protection in genetic epilepsy models

Emory Metabolic Nutrition Program awarded $1.2M for nutrition therapy program for inherited metabolic disorders

Mutations in bone cells can drive leukemia in neighboring stem cells

Genome study identifies risk genes in African Americans with inflammatory bowel disease

Gestational age estimated through DNA methylation

Tapping evolution to improve biotech products

Cardiac 'disease in a dish' models advance arrhythmia research