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Dr. Debra Moriarity knew about breast cancer before it knew about her.
 
As a member of the biology faculty at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Moriarity studied breast cancer and had long decided that, with the knowledge she had gained, she wouldn't hesitate to undergo a double mastectomy should the cancer ever find her.
 
And when it did in 2005, Moriarity said "it was odd" being a victim of the disease she had studied.
 

A new partnership between the Genetics and Genomic Sciences (GGS) Graduate Program and research juggernaut HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville will substantially increase UAB’s expertise and exposure in the area of genomics and give students the opportunity to engage in large-scale genomic analyses.
 

Han lab turns out first patent for institute
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has been awarded a patent for a new, rapid response method to detect pathogens from clinical samples. The method— amplicon rescue multiplex polymerase chain reaction for amplification of multiple targets— is highly sensitive and as the name implies, can differentiate between pathogens that symptomatically display very similarly among populations. It is the first patent awarded for institute-generated intellectual property.
 

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the University of Michigan grant monies totaling $7.8 million to identify genes and pathways that contribute to the risk for bipolar disorder.

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Reduced Representation Bisulfite Sequencing Characterizes Genotypic Influence on Methylation.pdf

By Andrea Anderson
 
Using an approach called reduced representation bisulfite sequencing to simultaneously gauge genome-wide DNA methylation and sequence patterns in three generations of family members, researchers have found evidence that genotype has a more widespread influence on DNA methylation patterns than previously appreciated.