Congratulations John Blischak (GGSB Alum) - 2018 winner of the "Nan Xiao prize for computational reproducibility" for his leadership role in computational reproducibility in applications, and especially development of the R package workflow.
Thanks to a generous gift from Human Genetics Alum Nan Xiao, the Department of Human Genetics is pleased to announce the establishment of the "Nan Xiao prize for computational reproducibility".
Joining the ranks of more than 60 institutions and graduate programmes across the United States, the Biological Sciences Division has cut a standard test from its graduate admissions requirements. The decision aims to boost the likelihood of admission for minority and female applicants by levelling the playing field.
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Lindsey Montefiori, et al., A promoter interaction map for cardioascular disease genetics eLife, July 10, 2018
Chicago Educators and Youth Enjoy Science (Chicago EYES), a science pipeline program led by Kathy Goss, PhD (Cancer Biology) and M.
Carole Ober has been named the Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor in Human Genetics and the College. Seventeen faculty members received named professorships or were appointed distinguished service professors.
