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Spread of HIV Infection Linked to Smallpox Demise
22/08/2010 12:38
Researchers from the George Mason University in Virginia have discovered that the vaccine which was used to wipe out smallpox also offers some protection against HIV. They theorise that HIV has flourished now that the smallpox vaccine is no longer used. The researchers also suggest that smallpox vaccination offers cross-protection through long-term alterations in the [...]
22/08/2010 12:38
Researchers from the George Mason University in Virginia have discovered that the vaccine which was used to wipe out smallpox also offers some protection against HIV. They theorise that HIV has flourished now that the smallpox vaccine is no longer used. The researchers also suggest that smallpox vaccination offers cross-protection through long-term alterations in the [...]
Human Genome Organisation’s 14th Human Genome Meeting (HGM)
17/05/2010 09:11
PRESS RELEASE 500 international scientific delegates expected to participate in Human Genome Organisation’s 14th Human Genome Meeting (HGM), 18TH to 21st May 2010, in Montpellier, France 500 international scientists from all over the world will converge at the HGM2010 – the Human Genome Organisation’s (HUGO) 14th Annual Meeting, to be held in Montpellier, France, from 18th to [...]
17/05/2010 09:11
PRESS RELEASE 500 international scientific delegates expected to participate in Human Genome Organisation’s 14th Human Genome Meeting (HGM), 18TH to 21st May 2010, in Montpellier, France 500 international scientists from all over the world will converge at the HGM2010 – the Human Genome Organisation’s (HUGO) 14th Annual Meeting, to be held in Montpellier, France, from 18th to [...]
Why Join HUGO?
24/03/2010 16:55
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor In this month’s issue of The Scientist, Steven Wiley asks why we should bother paying for membership to scientific societies. At about this time every year, I renew my memberships to several scientific societies, and every year I ask myself the same question: “Should I bother?” In years past, the [...]
24/03/2010 16:55
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor In this month’s issue of The Scientist, Steven Wiley asks why we should bother paying for membership to scientific societies. At about this time every year, I renew my memberships to several scientific societies, and every year I ask myself the same question: “Should I bother?” In years past, the [...]
Interview: Misha Angrist, Science Writer and Genetics Professor
17/03/2010 16:58
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor One of the the most rewarding experiences I’ve had since I began writing about genetics and health is the opportunity to meet interesting and inspiring characters in the field, whether virtually or in-person. Dr. Misha Angrist aka Genomeboy is someone who I’ve learned a great deal from over the [...]
17/03/2010 16:58
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor One of the the most rewarding experiences I’ve had since I began writing about genetics and health is the opportunity to meet interesting and inspiring characters in the field, whether virtually or in-person. Dr. Misha Angrist aka Genomeboy is someone who I’ve learned a great deal from over the [...]
Inaugural Issue of The HUGO Journal
16/03/2010 16:55
The time has come! The HUGO Journal’s first articles are now online. Genetic variation in response to a typhoid vaccine by David Cox Genetic determinants of immune-response to a polysaccharide vaccine for typhoid by Partha P. Majumder et al. Targeted genome-wide investigation identifies novel SNPs associated with diabetic nephropathy by Amy Jayne McKnight et al. Profiling β-thalassaemia [...]
16/03/2010 16:55
The time has come! The HUGO Journal’s first articles are now online. Genetic variation in response to a typhoid vaccine by David Cox Genetic determinants of immune-response to a polysaccharide vaccine for typhoid by Partha P. Majumder et al. Targeted genome-wide investigation identifies novel SNPs associated with diabetic nephropathy by Amy Jayne McKnight et al. Profiling β-thalassaemia [...]
Past HUGO President Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie (1952-2010)
11/03/2010 15:58
HUGO Mourns the Loss of a Colleague and Friend We welcome your thoughts and memories of Prof. Peltonen-Palotie’s life as well as the tremendous contributions she made to science and genetics. Please share your comments with us. Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie, past President of HUGO (2005-2007), sadly passed away March 10, 2010. Her premature death has left us [...]
11/03/2010 15:58
HUGO Mourns the Loss of a Colleague and Friend We welcome your thoughts and memories of Prof. Peltonen-Palotie’s life as well as the tremendous contributions she made to science and genetics. Please share your comments with us. Professor Leena Peltonen-Palotie, past President of HUGO (2005-2007), sadly passed away March 10, 2010. Her premature death has left us [...]
Interview: Dr. Keith Grimaldi of Eurogene on Nutrigenomics
09/03/2010 16:33
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor Several years ago, I became acquainted with Dr. Keith Grimaldi who was then Chief Scientist at Sciona, a company offering nutrigenomic tests. Nutrigenomics is the study of the interaction between genetics and diet. Nutrigenomic tests are genetic tests that are used to help people determine the ideal diet for [...]
09/03/2010 16:33
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor Several years ago, I became acquainted with Dr. Keith Grimaldi who was then Chief Scientist at Sciona, a company offering nutrigenomic tests. Nutrigenomics is the study of the interaction between genetics and diet. Nutrigenomic tests are genetic tests that are used to help people determine the ideal diet for [...]
3-D Genome Sequencing
05/03/2010 17:04
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor Congratulations to to Erez Lieberman-Aiden, graduate student at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, on winning the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. One of his several impressive innovations is the Hi-C method for three-dimensional genome sequencing which Lieberman-Aiden likens to “MRI for genomes.” From Medical News Today: Mapping the Human Genome [...]
05/03/2010 17:04
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor Congratulations to to Erez Lieberman-Aiden, graduate student at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Science and Technology, on winning the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. One of his several impressive innovations is the Hi-C method for three-dimensional genome sequencing which Lieberman-Aiden likens to “MRI for genomes.” From Medical News Today: Mapping the Human Genome [...]
Whole Genome Sequencing for Cancer
04/03/2010 18:22
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor Last month, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center announced that they had successful sequenced the complete genomes of cancer patients. The sequences were analyzed using a technique called “personalized analysis of rearranged ends” or PARE. PARE can detect genome rearrangements that can then be used as cancer [...]
04/03/2010 18:22
By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, HUGO Matters Editor Last month, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center announced that they had successful sequenced the complete genomes of cancer patients. The sequences were analyzed using a technique called “personalized analysis of rearranged ends” or PARE. PARE can detect genome rearrangements that can then be used as cancer [...]
Systems Biomedicine: Concepts and Perspectives
02/03/2010 15:59
Edited to add: Leave a comment to enter a drawing for a free copy of Systems Biomedicine. Contest is open until Friday, 5 March, 11:59 pm PST (GMT –8). 8 March 10: Congratulations to Shameer Khader and Ciprian Gheorghe! They’ve each won a copy of Systems Biomedicine by HUGO President Edison Liu. We’ll be holding another contest [...]
02/03/2010 15:59
Edited to add: Leave a comment to enter a drawing for a free copy of Systems Biomedicine. Contest is open until Friday, 5 March, 11:59 pm PST (GMT –8). 8 March 10: Congratulations to Shameer Khader and Ciprian Gheorghe! They’ve each won a copy of Systems Biomedicine by HUGO President Edison Liu. We’ll be holding another contest [...]