Researchers develop new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University s Ithaca campus have developed a new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions and how they influence disease risk.
The research, published Jan. 7 in
The American Journal of Human Genetics, makes the process of finding these interactions much less difficult and demonstrates their importance in determining body mass index and diabetes risk. Our study demonstrates that your genes matter and the environment matters and that the interaction of the two can increase risk for disease, said co-senior author, Dr. Olivier Elemento, who is professor of computational genomics in computational biomedicine, professor of physiology and biophysics, associate director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Institute for Computational Biomedicine, and director of the Caryl and Israel Englan
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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University s Ithaca campus have developed a new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions and how they influence disease risk.
The research, published Jan. 7 in
The American Journal of Human Genetics, makes the process of finding these interactions much less difficult and demonstrates their importance in determining body mass index and diabetes risk. Our study demonstrates that your genes matter and the environment matters and that the interaction of the two can increase risk for disease, said co-senior author, Dr. Olivier Elemento, who is professor of computational genomics in computational biomedicine, professor of physiology and biophysics, associate director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Institute for Computational Biomedicine, and director of the Caryl and Israel Englander Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.
1,000 Dreams Fund s Paliwal Club of 100 Scholarship Winners for 2020 Announced Copyright 2021 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved
2020-12-17
Scholarship program fuels the dreams of the next generation of women leaders in STEAM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF), a national nonprofit that supports the dreams of talented young women in need, today announced the 2020 winners of its Paliwal Club of 100 Scholarship Program. Eleven talented female students from across the country won awards of $1,000 each to support their career ambitions in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics ( S.T.E.A.M. ).
In partnership with the ILA and Dinesh Paliwal Foundation, the Paliwal Club of 100 Scholarship Program aims to fuel the aspirations of high-potential female college and graduate students. Over the next 10 years, the scholarship program, now in its second year, will fund the dreams of 100 budding female leaders in STEAM fie
Studies offer tips on lessening spaceflight-related risk
December 4, 2020
Space travel, illnesses like COVID-19 and climbing Mount Everest can trigger the body’s stress response systems in similar ways, according to new studies by Weill Cornell Medicine, space agencies and other investigators.
The discoveries, including new maps of the abundance of mutations and immune changes found in blood cells during spaceflight, may lead to new ways to protect space travelers. They may also provide insights on caring for Earth-bound patients with illnesses that trigger similar physiological responses.
Christopher Mason, an associate professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, led multiple studies by teams of investigators spanning four of the largest space agencies in the world – NASA; the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA); the European Space Agency (ESA); and Russia’s ROSCOSMOS – as well as academic institutions and industry groups.