Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG SC: What motivated you to start working on this project? HT: Finding faults within the DNA sequences and learning their associations with disease has always piqued my interest. Our lab studies the genomic basis of complex hematological syndromes and particularly the pathogenic effect of a genetic variant... Read More
Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project? EJ: I wanted to obtain further insights into the genetics of the Greenlandic population, as it is a genetically unique and understudied population. Specifically, we sought to look further into a range of cardiometabolic phenotypes. The end goal was to improve... Read More
The biomedical research system has historically been supported by two main pillars: fundamental research on the mechanisms of disease, largely funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the pharmaceutical industry, which creates products to treat these conditions. Recent advances in biomedical research and health sciences present an opportunity to change how we understand,... Read More
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