News 06.24.2021 A detailed atlas of the developing brain Harvard and ӳý researchers combine single-cell genomic technologies to map the mouse cortex Klarman Cell Observatory Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Single cell genomics Gene-Expression Profiling Single Cell Aviv Regev Read more
Blog 05.20.2021 Perspective: What my mental illness has taught me about resilience and the importance of helping others As a ӳý researcher studying psychiatric disease, I call on scientists to help destigmatize mental illness and support patient communities. Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Brain Health Read more
News 12.03.2020 Large-scale tool helps reveal function of autism spectrum disorder genes Scientists apply the “Perturb-Seq” method to a living organism for the first time Klarman Cell Observatory Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Connecting variants to functions Gene editing CRISPR Aviv Regev Read more
News 10.08.2020 Autonomy, equity, and cultural considerations: Bioethicists discuss mental health genetics in Africa Three bioethicists from Uganda and Kenya talk about how they address ethics in genetics, a scientific field that is still new to many parts of Africa. NeuroGap Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Brain Health Psychiatric disease Read more
News 10.08.2020 Meet members of the next generation of psychiatric genetics researchers in Kenya and Uganda These trailblazers bring hope and optimism to the future of biomedical research in their homelands. NeuroGap Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Brain Health Psychiatric disease Read more
News 10.08.2020 A Schizophrenia Study in Africa is Boosting Equity in Global Genetics Research The largest psychiatric genetics study ever done in Africa is increasing the diversity of data on mental illness, training a new generation of geneticists, and chipping away at the genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. NeuroGap Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Brain Health Psychiatric disease Using genomics to predict disease risk Read more
News 09.30.2020 New neuron type discovered only in primate brains Study finds key differences between human and lab animal brains, which could help scientists improve studies on neuropsychiatric disease. Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Brain Health Psychiatric disease Read more
News 09.14.2020 Organoids emerge as powerful tools for disease modeling and drug discovery ӳý scientists are using brain, kidney, and tumor organoids to gain new insights into disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. Cancer Program Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Cancer Brain Health Rare Disease Kidney Disease Cancer Dependency Map Understanding kidney disease High-Throughput Screening Read more
News 06.24.2020 “Genetic trades” of more than 50 gene variants are linked to common blood disorder Study reveals surprising genomic swapping that underlies clonal hematopoiesis, a condition that can lead to blood cancer and heart disease. Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Cancer Cardiovascular disease Read more
News 05.11.2020 Researchers pinpoint genes behind sex biases in autoimmune disorders, schizophrenia Study offers molecular explanation for long-standing observation that certain diseases occur more often or more severely in different sexes Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Immunological Disease Brain Health Psychiatric disease Read more