About Us
The Northwest Institute of Genetic Medicine is a collaboration of Institutions funded by the Washington State Life Sciences Discovery Fund, UWMC, and Seattle Children´s Hospital, which includes Group Health, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute, and biotechnology. The goal of the Northwest Institute of Genetic Medicine is to support translational genetic research by improving access of clinical investigators to cutting edge human subject support, informatics and phenotype definition, genomic technologies, and innovative genetic analyses. This will include a pilot biorepository of Group Health subjects with deep phenotyping accessible via their long-term electronic medical records. We will also study the outcomes of utilizing genetic information in the clinic.
Support of translational genetic studies will improve competitiveness for federal grant funding of academic research which should lead to improved personalized medical care, prevention strategies, and improved health care outcomes at lower cost. This will also put Washington State at the forefront of biomedical research in public and private sectors, stimulating economic growth.
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Next-Gen 101: Whole-Exome Sequencing
NHGRI's Intramural Research Program recently held a tutorial-oriented course at NIH entitled "Next-Gen 101: Whole-Exome Sequencing."
The course was recorded, the archive of which is available here : http://www.genome.gov/27545880
2012 RFA's
2012 NWIGM RFA Application Information
2012 NWIGM Resource Grant Access Application
Events
Medical Genetics Events:
All seminars are held Fridays 12:30-1:30pm in K069
May 4th 2012
No Seminar (NW Genetic Exchange)
May 11th 2012
Detection of identity by descent and application to genetic studies
Brian Browning, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Genetics
May 18th 2012
No Seminar (Genome Sciences Proteomics Symposium)
May 25th 2012
No Seminar (NWIGM retreat)
Genome Sciences Events:
May 2nd - Dr. Arend Sidow
Stanford University
May 7th - Panel Discussion: The Future of Genome Sciences
7:00 pm, Kane Hall 210
May 9th - Dr. Bret Payseur
University of Wisconsin
May 16th - Dr. Amy Caudy
Princeton University
May 18th - Proteomics Symposium
UW South Lake Union campus, Orin Smith Auditorium
9am - 4pm
May 23rd - Dr. John Moran
University of Michigan
May 30th - Dr. Anne-Claude Gingras
University of Toronto
Institute of Translational Health Sciences
May 3rd - Think Outside the University: Are you ready for a change?
Career Development Series
May 4th - Informed Consent: How to Improve Patient Understanding
Clinical Research Education Series (CRES)
