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Coriell Institute for Medical Research Fills Gaps in COVID-19 Testing Materials Supply

Answering the growing need for additional testing, and in direct response to shortages encountered in testing kit supply pipelines, the Coriell Institute for Medical Research is now offering services to create viral testing collection tubes containing different media and/or buffer formulations, for use in COVID-19 testing kits. Coriell is also exploring the feasibility of saliva as a means for testing for the new coronavirus.

Announcement

Coriell Institute Awarded $9.2M Biobanking Grant from National Institute of General Medical Sciences

April 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Biobank, biobanking, coriell institute, coriell institute for medical research, genetic abnormality, Genetics, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Rare Diseases, Stem Cells

The Coriell Institute for Medical Research has been awarded a $9.2 million grant through an open competition from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). This five-year award keeps Coriell in place as the steward of the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository, a world-renowned collection of high quality cell lines and DNA samples representing genetic diseases, distinct human populations around the world, and more.

Announcement

Coriell Institute for Medical Research Awarded $8.6 Million Biobanking Contract from National Institute on Aging

March 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Aging, Biobank, biobanking, coriell institute, coriell institute for medical research, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, iPSC, National Institute On Aging, NIH Award, Stem Cell

The newly awarded $8.6 million funding keeps Coriell in place as the trusted steward of this collection and includes the addition of new innovative products to expand the collection. The NIA Aging Cell Repository was established at Coriell in 1974 and Coriell has continuously managed this unique resource ever since.

Research Results

Coriell Researchers Identify SNP Associated with Obesity Risk

February 21, 2020 sarah Jonas BMI, coriell institute, coriell institute for medical research, Obesity, Personalized Medicine, Precision Medicine

Obesity is among the most common complex diseases in the United States and has been a stubborn public health challenge for decades. Its causes are wide ranging, but genetic heritability is increasingly understood to be an influential factor in determining a person’s risk for the disease. Coriell researchers have found a new genetic indicator of obesity risk and bolstered the understood importance of one gene’s role in obesity risk.

Announcement

Allen Institute for Cell Science Extends Agreement with Coriell Institute for Medical Research

February 3, 2020 sarah Jonas coriell institute, coriell institute for medical research, CRISP/Cas9, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Stem Cell, Stem Cells

The Allen Institute has extended its contract with the Coriell Institute for Medical Research for the storage and distribution of its Allen Cell Collection, a cutting-edge collection of gene-edited human induced pluripotent stem cell lines. This collection was launched in 2016 with five cell lines, and since has grown to include more than 40 lines. The new agreement will continue this relationship for an additional three years.

Announcement

Coriell Institute for Medical Research Scientist Receives Grant to Find Drivers of Breast Cancer

December 5, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Breast Cancer, Cancer, cancer epigenetics, Cancer Research, coriell institute, coriell institute for medical research

Shoghag Panjarian, PhD, a research scientist at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, has been awarded a grant from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust to support her search for epigenetic factors that contribute to the development and growth of breast cancer.