Greg Cooper

Researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology recently published a paper in the American Journal of Human Genetics associating genetic variation in a gene called ZMYM3 with neurodevelopmental disorders. The kicker? They began with one case in Alabama and assembled a cohort of 27 individuals from around the globe using a relatively simple social networking tool and the power of collaborative research. 

Two HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology faculty investigators were awarded a grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association for their project, “Long-read sequencing to diagnose neuromuscular disorders.” 

The last thing the parent of a newborn baby expects to hear...

Stephanie Felker, a third year PhD candidate who is doing her graduate research in Dr. Greg Cooper’s lab at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, has been selected by the NIH to receive a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31).

Researchers at HudsonAlpha used a new, cutting-edge genomic sequencing technology to help physicians make diagnoses for two pediatric patients who had been on long diagnostic journeys.

Researchers at HudsonAlpha contribute valuable information to the ongoing discussion surrounding the accuracy of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.