Genetics

UChicago scientists receive NIH Director’s high-risk research awards

October 5, 2017

Three UChicago researchers received awards from the NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research program to support innovative approaches to tackle major challenges in biomedical research. [Read More]

UChicago Medicine offering novel prevention option to women at risk for ovarian cancer

September 28, 2017

Could delaying removal of ovaries prevent or delay sexual dysfunction in women who are at high risk for developing ovarian cancer? University of Chicago Medicine researcher Iris Romero, MD, MS, launched a study with researchers at other leading institutions to answer this question. [Read More]

It’s a cinch: Multiplication by division via the actomyosin ring

September 26, 2017

A Q&A with molecular biologist Dennis Zimmerman about the highly coordinate processes that cause cells to divide. [Read More]

Environmental health grant to focus on genetic issues that influence arsenic exposure

September 25, 2017

UChicago's Brandon Pierce has received an NIH grant to study the effects of arsenic exposure in Bangladesh. [Read More]

Single gene controls variety of wing patterns across butterfly species

September 18, 2017

Using CRISPR gene editing tools, scientists from several institutions show how the loss of a single gene affects wing patterns across seven different butterfly species [Read More]

UChicago scientists create alternate evolutionary histories in a test tube

September 13, 2017

Starting with a resurrected 500 million-year-old protein, researchers experimentally studied millions of other evolutionary paths it could have taken, revealing how chance shaped our biological history. [Read More]

New genomic data platform to focus on children’s health issues

August 15, 2017

Grossman gives VP Biden a tour of the GDC

UChicago Medicine to play key role in NIH-funded initiative that concentrates on genetic flaws related to pediatric cancer, birth defects. [Read More]

Scientists identify gene that controls immune response to chronic viral infections

August 15, 2017

Researchers from the University of Chicago identify a gene that helps some people and animals fight persistent viral infections. [Read More]

Big data yields surprising connections between diseases

August 7, 2017

Analysis of health insurance claims from nearly a half a million people suggests surprising relationships among common diseases [Read More]

Gene therapy via skin could treat many diseases, even obesity

August 3, 2017

Researchers at UChicago show how their approach with skin transplantation could enable a wide range of gene-based therapies to treat many human diseases, including diabetes and obesity. [Read More]