Statistical and quantitative genetics form the backbone of modern biological research by providing the mathematical framework to dissect complex traits. By integrating sophisticated statistical models ...

A collaboration including Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital’s Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) has produced a breakthrough in how to ...

A team of clinician-scientists have conducted the largest study done to date of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer Gene 1 and 2) carriers in an Asian population and refined breast and ovarian cancer risk ...

Ahead of the 2024 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting, ASHG congratulated and welcomed the 2024–2026 Human Genetics Scholars this August. The scholars include a group of trainees ...

The Mystra platform, developed over 10 years, offers biopharma partners proven analytical power to turn months of R&D into minutes, dramatically increasing the availability of quality genetic insights ...

A massive study with over 6 million participants reveals genetic clusters behind 14 psychiatric disorders, opening the door to better diagnoses and treatments.

Looking to expand its legacy in metabolic conditions, Novo Nordisk has inked a multiyear research pact with Variant Bio to better understand the genetics underlying disease across diverse populations.

The next ISG workshop will be held in Boulder, Colorado, March 3rd-7th 2025. The course is planned to include sessions on: causes of variation; biometrical genetics; UNIX/R scripting; whole-genome ...

Researchers led by Dr. W. David Hill at the University of Edinburgh have identified a significant genetic correlation between childhood cognitive function and longevity, providing the first molecular ...

A new study published in Psychiatry Research indicates that the observed link between cesarean sections and mental disorders ...

Chad Shaw, a statistician with joint appointments at Rice and Baylor and a faculty member at the NRI. Shaw is also the director of Rice’s Data to Knowledge Lab. A collaboration between Rice University ...