The Human and Molecular Genetics Center (HMGC) was formed October 1, 1999, when Dr. Howard Jacob was named Director. The Center began operations in May, 2000. It is charged with developing the critical infrastructure required to position the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) as a leader in biomedical research. Read more...
Ulrich Broeckel, a professor of pediatrics, and researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin are developing a sequencing-based pharmacogenomics panel on the Ion Torrent PGM.
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The Medical College of Wisconsin and Dr. Elizabeth Worthey were featured at the 2012 Personalized Medicine World Conference.
Dr. Howard Jacob and other doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin were the first in the world to map the sequence of the DNA of a human being and use the information to make a diagnosis and treatment plan.
The work saved the life of 6-year-old Nicholas Volker.
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Liz Worthey and David Dimmock atended Genetic Alliances’s 25th Anniversary celebraton, which was held on September 22nd at the Natonal Geographic Society in Washington, DC. Drs. Worthey and Dimmock were honored as Genetic Innovators at this prestgious event.
National Institutes of Health Director, Francis S. Collins announced on Tuesday, September 20 that Aron Geurts, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and faculty member in the HMGC has been named a 2011 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award recipient.
For the last 11 years the Human and Molecular Genetics Center (HMGC) has been geared towards developing genetics and genomic infrastructure to eventually improve health care. In this past year, this vision of using genomic sequence to benefit our patients has started to become a reality. more...
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