NIH launches the next stage of its ‘human genome project’ for the brain Jonathan Wosen By Jonathan Wosen Sept. 22, 2022

NIH launches the next stage of its ‘human genome project’ for the brain Jonathan Wosen By Jonathan Wosen Sept. 22, 2022 https://www.statnews.com/2022/09/22/nih-launches-next-stage-of-human-genome-project-for-brain/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=278149414&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xzIi0cyNxBAYOsSwfMgazjSi9XVzcBPF0mAjWfPSS9b4KqlHqlW_4K13SpmWs6DZiU6BNx8CsPQiJ7-bihKoroYZ89A&utm_content=278149414&utm_source=hs_email Researchers who embarked on creating a new brain atlas compare it to the Human Genome Project. The ongoing undertaking is sweeping in its ambition and has already revealed a stunning diversity of cell types in the brain while promising discoveries in years to come that will improve our understanding of deadly neurological diseases. Recent finding were reported yesterday across 21 studies published in the journals Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine. One example: Ed Lein’s team from the Allen Institute in Seattle is already using the atlas to compare the brains of Alzheimer’s patients in order to understand what cells are lost during the neurodegenerative disease — much as researchers today compare a person’s genome to a reference sequence to identify mutations that could increase their risk for certain diseases. “It’s completely working,” Lein told STAT’s Jonathan Wosen. “This is real. It’s becoming an increasingly refined and useful reference.” Read more. Scientists have mapped the human brain in unprecedented detail. They’re just getting started Jonathan Wosen By Jonathan Wosen Oct. 12, 2023 https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/12/human-brain-map-nih-neurological-diseases/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=278149414&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rBek1jsfB63otS68SX8kD7G2FrJQFs9ZodW-Gq_hbzylJoKyZ0KNdgnQB_NgXFkgMe8CN1SwXZt_TsAdR1o07ugzsXw&utm_content=278149414&utm_source=hs_email