BCM-HGSC in the News

Whole exome sequencing takes new technology into the clinic - (Tuesday, October 1, 2013)

"This is a good example of translating the knowledge and technology developed through the Human Genome Project into clinical medicine available to physicians worldwide," said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center and another author of the report. "This program may enhance the way we make future discoveries in genetic medicine. Depending on an individual’s results, he or she may have the opportunity to participate in research studies that are expanding knowledge and will eventually be useful back in the clinic."

BCM-HGSC joins NIH's Pharmacogenomics Research Network - (Monday, September 6, 2010)

The BCM-HGSC has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant to join the National Institutes of Health's Pharmacogenomics Research Network, a collaborative project that seeks to advance research on how genes affect people's responses to a wide variety of medicines.The BCM-HGSC has received a five-year, $2.3 million grant to join the National Institutes of Health's Pharmacogenomics Research Network, a collaborative project that seeks to advance research on how genes affect people's responses to a wide variety of medicines.

Read full annoucement in BCM News