Creating Innovation in Human Genetics

The OHSU Human Genetics Initiative (HGI) was created in 2006 to improve research resources and educational programs in the burgeoning field of genetics. The key elements of the HGI are strategic investments in new faculty, advanced technology, and training of a new generation of healthcare providers in genetics. The HGI will also improve the integration of genetics resources at OHSU.

Recent Developments

April 25, 2007
OHSU and HGI celebrate National DNA Day. Go NIH DNA Day Website »

April 2007
Genome Canada approves new program: Genotype-specific Approaches to Therapy in Childhood (GATC)
The GATC program will apply innovative large-scale genomics to define the genes that cause, or are predictive of, adverse drug reactions in childhood."Genome Canada. 2007 April

March 2007
The OHSU Illumina Microarray Core opened for business, offering affordable gene expression profiling and genotyping.

February 2007
OHSU begins search for a new Chair of Molecular and Medical Genetics.

Genetics Events List

Wed, Oct 15
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Molecular and Medical Genetics Seminar
Marshall S. Horwitz, MD, PhD, Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Vollum M-1441

Recent Articles of Interest


Hereditary hemochromatosis genotypes and risk of ischemic stroke

Neurology. 2007 Mar 27; 68(13) : 1025-31

Hereditary hemochromatosis H63D homozygosity predicts a two- to threefold risk of ischemic cerebrovascular disease and ischemic stroke. A mutation in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) has been associated with a three times higher risk of stroke in a group of 9000 people in Denmark. The H63D mutation (His63Asp) changes the size or function of the HFE protein so that it can't play a part in regulating the amount of iron that enters cells. Read Abstract »

GENETICS IN THE NEWS

  • Cataloging The Structural Variations In Human Genetics
    A major new effort to uncover the medium- and large-scale genetic differences between humans may soon reveal DNA sequences that contribute to a wide range of disease...
  • SACGHS Draft Report
    Read a draft of the HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society ( SACGHS ) report that describes opportunities and challenges in pharmaco- genomics.