The University of Michigan will dramatically boost the amount and type of genetic information stored in its massive TOPMed data center and used by researchers and healthcare providers around the world looking to genomes to treat disease.
University of MichiganOct 14 2024
“This award is a testament to our researchers' significant impact in harnessing the power of genomic data for groundbreaking scientific discovery and precision health,” said F. DuBois Bowman, dean of the School of Public Health. “This funding will enable our dedicated team to accelerate research that will improve the health and lives of people around the world.”
The main goal is to generate a large volume of genomics data that has sufficient statistical power for scientific discovery, and because the data has been harmonized and cleaned in a manner at a central facility like ours, discovery can happen more easily and quickly.
Researchers and physicians can request data to further their knowledge for any number of situations: Why does immunotherapy work for some cancer patients and not others? What is the genetic material in a cancerous tumor? Which genetic mutations are triggering disease?
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