Research in Genomics

The Bharat Cancer Genome Atlas: Charting India's Unique Cancer Landscape for Precision Oncology
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15330338251381404

Listen to *Prof. Wendy Chung* Chair of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School speak on *GUARDIAN - Genomic Uniform screening Against Rare Diseases In All Newborns* at the next Knowmics Webinar on 16th August 2025 (Saturday) 20.00 hrs IST / 10:30 hrs EST.

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1 in 10 individuals in India might need lower doses of statins, highlighting the importance of pharmacogenetic testing.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humgen.2023.201252

I had the pleasure to talk on Diagnostic and genomic - Is the time now ? in the Association of Child Neurologists (AOCN) Neurogenetics Webinar series. The 60 mins abridged session is now online.

Diagnostic Whole Genome Sequencing and Genomic Newborn Screening - Dr. Vinod Scaria This Webinar was part of the AOCN SIG Neurogenetic & Neurometablic Disorders Session 1 on 12th June 2024This video was originally posted at

The dead can inform the living - through their genome sequences.
Scientists have used archaeogenetics and evolutionary medicine to bring to light some of the inner lives and beliefs of the Mayan people and insights into modern-day epidemics.
Sridhar Sivasubbu and I write in The Hindu

An unabridged version of the article is also available online at https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/archaeogenetics-evolutionary-medicine-reveal-mayan-human-sacrifice-mediaeval-epidemics/article68302771.ece

Diagnostic Whole Genome Sequencing and Genomic Newborn Screening . is the time now ?

Diagnostic Whole Genome Sequencing and Genomic Newborn Screening - Dr. Vinod Scaria This Webinar was part of the AOCN SIG Neurogenetic & Neurometablic Disorders Session 1 on 12th June 2024This video was originally posted at

Next Generation Sequencing for Patients with Advanced Cancers | ESMO PMWG Recommendations 2024 The Session by Dr. Vinod Scaria summarizes the ESMO Precision Medicine Working Group 2024 Recommendations for NGS Testing in Advanced Cancers.The full guide...

Can /ML accelerate the classification of variants of unknown significance ( ) and keep pace with the genomic discoveries ?
We show that a well curated and clinically classified variant database can go in a big way to enable this at scale.

Read at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0303787

Did you know apart from ABO and Rh, there are 36 blood group systems, encompassing over 600 blood group antigens ?.

Join the Webinar session by Dr Suvro Datta, Consultant and Head, Transfusion Medicine at Tata Medical Centre Kolkata on *Red cell genotyping in clinical practice*

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What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health | Explained -

What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health | Explained Ancient DNA studies provide insights into the genetic makeup, diseases, and lifestyles of our ancestors, with implications for modern healthcare.