The American Society for Human Genetics meeting took place virtually this year, with participants joining plenary sessions, workshops, and poster talks, spanning the last week of October.
read moreEarlier this month, Global Genes and the University of Pennsylvania Orphan Disease Center partnered to host the 2020 RARE Drug Development Symposium (RDDS)). Taking place virtually this year, the RDDS brought together patients, advocates, academic researchers, and industry sponsors to educate, collaborate, and inspire.
read moreNIGMS Repository catalog users now have a new tool to identify cell lines and DNA needed for their research. The new SNP Search allows users to search for a specific genetic variant...
read moreThe Coriell Institute for Medical Research has been awarded a $9.2 million grant through an open competition from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). This five-year award keeps Coriell in place as the steward of the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository, a world-renowned collection of high quality cell lines and DNA samples representing genetic diseases, distinct human populations around the world, and more.
read moreGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News has named the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository website one of the “Best of the Web” in their May 2020 issue
read moreRare Disease Day celebrated its 13th annual occurrence this year on February 29th, 2020. Rare Disease Day has been held on the last day of February since 2008, with events taking place throughout the month to raise awareness of both rare diseases and their profound impact on patients’ lives and the communities around them.
read moreThe NIGMS Repository was well-represented at the annual conference for the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) in Baltimore, MD this past November.
read moreThe NIGMS Repository has been selected by the National Institutes of Health to provide genetic reference samples for the All of Us Research program, an initiative designed to advance research into individualized health care.
read moreIn September, the NIGMS Repository attended and hosted the Coriell booth at the Global Genes’ RARE Patient Advocacy Summit, in San Diego, California.
read moreAnnouncing the launch of our Featured Publication series
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