Archives by: Mohini Banerjee
After Death, Twins’ Brains Reveal Similar Damage
Posted by Suzanne Wu on February 26, 2014
Despite widespread use of a single term, Alzheimer’s disease is actually a diverse collection of diseases, symptoms, ... Read more »
Whole-Genome Growing Pains
By Ed Young
The Scientist
March 11, 2014
Small study suggests that whole-genome sequencing faces several hurdles before it can be used routinely in the clinic.
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Increased L1 Retrotransposition in the Neuronal Genome in Schizophrenia
By: Miki Bundo, Manabu Toyoshima, Yohei Okada et al.
Neuron
January 22, 2014
Volume 81 Issue 2 pp306-313
Summary
Recent studies indicate that long interspersed nuclear element-1 (L1) ... Read more »
Addressing the Ethical Challenges in Genetic Testing and Sequencing of Children
By: Ellen Wright Clayton, Laurence B. McCullough, Leslie G. Biesecker, Steven Joffe, Lainie Friedman Ross, Susan M. Wolff
For the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research ... Read more »
Center Seminar: Schahram Akbarian
March 31, 2014 - 4:00 pm
Epigenetic Regulation in Schizophrenia and Related Disease
Schahram Akbarian, MD
Departments of Psychiatry & Neuroscience
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Monday, March 31, 2014
4:00-5:00 pm
Rm 405B, Educational Center
Irving ... Read more »
Center Seminar: Hank Greely
June 9, 2014 - 4:00 pm
Predicting Alzheimer Disease: The Social and Legal Complications
Hank Greely, JD
Stanford Law School Read more »
Center Seminar: Kenneth Kendler
February 24, 2014 - 4:00 pm
The Structure of Psychiatric Science and Decision Making in Gene-to-Phenotype Pathways
Kenneth Kendler, MD
Deptartments of Psychiatry & Genetics Virginia Commonwealth University Read more »
Center Seminar: James Evans
January 27, 2014 - 4:00 pm
Video: We Screen Newborns, Don’t We? A New Approach to Public Health Genomics
James P. Evans, MD, PhD
Bryson Distinguished Professor of Genetics & Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Genetics in ... Read more »
Prenatal Identification of Increased Risk for Schizophrenia
January 9, 2014
By: Josephine Johnston
The introduction in 2011 of new, highly accurate, non-invasive prenatal genetic tests garnered a significant amount of media attention. ... Read more »
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