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2024
ASHG Trainee Excellence Spotlight: Elizabeth Plender, BS/BA
ASHG, [PDF], December 2024
Chromosome Components Central to Cell Division Evolve Rapidly
Nature, [PDF], August 2024
Complete X and Y Chromosome Sequences of Living Great Ape Species Determined
Penn State, May 2024
SFARI Sex Differences Collaboration Shares Findings at Second Annual Meeting
SFARI - Somons Foundation, May 2024
Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing Boost Structural Variant Analysis in 1000 Genomes Project Dataset
GenomeWeb, May 2024
Study Gives First View of Centromere Variation and Evolution
UW Medicine, April 2024
2023
More than 40 UW Experts on Highly Cited Researchers 2023 List
UW News, November 2023
Y Chromosome’s Complete Sequence Published
Technology Networks, August 2023
Global Genomes: Scientists Rewrite the Story of Human Genetics
SciTechDaily, August 2023
Human ‘Pangenome’ Published, With Goal of Making Genomics More Useful for Diverse Populations
STAT News, May 2023
Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome
New York Times, May 2023
The New Human Pangenome Could Help Unveil the Biology of Everyone
Science News, May 2023
Pangenome Reference Provides ‘Inclusive’ View of the Human Genome
GenomeWeb, May 2023
A New, More Diverse Human Genome Offers Hope for Rare Genetic Diseases
The Washington Post, May 2023
Building upon the human pangenome: David Porubsky
UW Medicine, May 2023
Building upon the human pangenome: Mitchell Vollger
UW Medicine, May 2023
UW Medicine Plays Key Role in NIH Pangenome Studies
UW Medicine, [PDF], May 2023
All of Us Researchers Make Case for Long Reads in Population Sequencing
GenomeWeb, February 2023
Medical Breakthroughs 2023: Pigs to Humans, Kill Cancer and HIV
KnowInsiders: Medical Breakthroughs 2023, April 2023
2022
UW celebrates researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2022 List
UW News, November 2022
See How Scientists Put Together the Complete Human Genome
Scientific American, August 2022
NHGRI’s Technology Transfer Office Always Keeps the Institute’s Best Interests in Mind
NHGRI Press Release, July 2022
Kamsack Comp. Grad on Time Magazine’s Most Influential List
SaskToday, June 2022
Scientists with Influence
Nature, May 2022
UW Professors Land on Time 100 Most Influential People 2022
KOMO Seattle, May 2022
The 100 Most Influential People of 2022 – Michael Schatz, Karen Kiga, Evan Eichler and Adam Phillippy
TIME, May 2022
Autism and the Complete Human Genome: Q&A with Evan Eichler
Spectrum, May 2022
The Backstory of the First Complete Sequence of the Human Genome
Brotman Baty Institute, April 2022
Scientists Set Out to Map the World’s Genomic Diversity
UW Medicine, April 2022
The Human Genome Is Finally Fully Sequenced
TIME, March 2022
The Human Genome “Rosetta Stone” and The Future of Health
Wall Street Journal, April 2022
First ‘Gapless’ Human Genome Map Is Unveiled, Years After Earlier Effort
Wall Street Journal, March 2022
Scientists Sequence Complete Human Genome for the 1st Time
LabPulse, April 2022
Telomere to Telomere, the Human Genome is Done
BioWorld, April 2022
Scientists Have Finally Sequenced a ‘Gapless’ Human Genome
Smithsonian Magazine, April 2022
Scientists Finally Sequence the Entire Human Genome
CNET, April 2022
20 Years After the Human Genome Project, Researchers Decipher the Missing 8 Percent of Human DNA
Inverse, March 2022
Scientists Sequence the Complete Human Genome for the First Time
CNN Health, March 2022
Complete Human Genome Deciphered for the First Time
HHMI, March 2022
The Map of Our DNA is Finally Complete. Here’s what that Means for Humanity.
USA Today, March 2022
Researchers Generate the First Complete, Gapless Sequence of a Human Genome
NHGRI Press Release, March 2022
Some Elusive Genome Areas Hold Distinctly Human Data
UW Medicine, [PDF], March 2022
A More-Inclusive Genome Project Aims to Capture all of Human Diversity
Nature News, March 2022
Study Describes De Novo Mutation Detection With Long-Read Familial Sequence Data
GenomeWeb, March 2022
2021
Studies Show Benefits of Long-Read Sequencing in Toughest Rare Disease Cases
GenomeWeb, August 2021
Long Reads Can Make Short Work of Rare Disease Diagnostics
Clinical OMICs, August 2021
Gene-Disrupting Ultra-Rare Variants More Common in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
GenomeWeb, July 2021
The Entire Human Genome Has (Finally) Been Sequenced
Freethink, [PDF], July 2021
Most-Complete Bonobo Genome can Reveal what Makes Us ‘Uniquely Human’
The Academic Times, May 2021
Family Approach Yields New Autism-Linked Genes
Spectrum, May 2021
Bonobo Genome Assembly Provides Clues to Primate Evolution
GenomeWeb, May 2021
Mining the gaps of chromosome 8
Nature Research Summary, [PDF], May 2021
Chromosome 8 Assembly Reveals Novel Genes, Disease Risks
UW Medicine, April 2021
First Complete Autosome Sequenced: Chromosome 8 Assembly Fills in Gaps, Offers Evolutionary Clues
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, April 2021
64 Human Genomes as New Reference for Global Genetic Diversity
Bionity, April 2021
Scientists Sequence 64 Human Genomes as New Reference for Genetic Diversity
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, April 2021
Human genome sequencing rises to the next level of diversity and accuracy
GeekWire, [PDF], February 2021
New Human Reference Genomes Reveal Greater Diversity
UW Medicine, February 2021
2020
New Mammalian Reference Genome to Aids in Identification of Genetic Variants for Human Health
Washington Newsday, December 2020
Analysis Links 98 Genes to Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Spectrum, December 2020
New Methods Enable Phased Human Genome Assemblies Without Parental Data
GenomeWeb, December 2020
1st Entire Sequence of Human X Chromosome Built
UW Medicine, July 2020
2019
Adaptive Archaic Introgression of Copy Number Variants and the Discovery of Previously Unknown Human Genes
Science In Seattle, October 2019
New Gene Linked to Autism, Neuron Development
Spectrum, October 2019
Selection Analysis Suggests Modern Melanesians Carry Adaptive Archaic Hominin CNVs
GenomeWeb, October 2019
Long Strand of DNA from Neanderthals Found in People from Melanesia
New Scientist, October 2019
Huge Genomic Changes an Afterglow of Archaic Human Pairings
Cosmos, October 2019
NHGRI Funds Two Centers as Part of Human Genome Reference Program
Clinical OMICs, September 2019
New, Improved Human Genome Reference in the Works
UW Medicine, September 2019
Matchmaking Site for Genes Leads Scientists to Autism Candidate
Spectrum, May 2019
Delving Deeper Into Individual Genomic Differences
UW Medicine, April 2019
How Families are Driving the Study of Autism Genes
Spectrum, April 2019
New Maps Plot Hot Spots of Diversity Across Human Genome
Spectrum, March 2019
Analysis Pinpoints Genes Linked to Autism, Developmental Delay
Spectrum, February 2019
Top Science and Medical News Ranked in 2018
UW Medicine, January 2019
2017
Four HHMI Scientists Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
HHMI National Academy of Medicine Announcement, October 2017
This Week in Cell
GenomeWeb, October 2017
Most Autism Cases Tied to New Mutations Not Inherited from Parents
Psych Central, October 2017
Autism Often Associated With Multiple New Mutations
Science Codex, October 2017
Scan of Whole Genomes Ties Regulatory Regions to Autism Risk
Spectrum, October 2017
Whole Genome Sequencing Identifies New Genetic Signature for Autism
HHMI, October 2017
Whole Genomes May Power Search for Autism Risk Factors
Spectrum, August 2017
Scan of ‘Missense’ Mutations Marks New Suspects for Autism Risk
Spectrum, August 2017
Psst, the Human Genome was Never Completely Sequenced. Some Scientists Say it Should Be
STAT News, June 2017
Hiding in Plain Sight: Is Popular Image of Autism as a Male-Dominated Condition Hurting Girls?
Genetic Literacy Project, May 2017
Sorting Out Risk Genes for Brain Development Disorders
ScienceDaily, February 2017
What will my child’s life be like? Newly identified genes may help diagnose autism and disability
The Conversation, February 2017
Analyses Narrow in on ASD, Neurodevelopment- Related De Novo Mutations
GenomeWeb, February 2017
When Long Reads are Double the Price of Short Reads, Short Reads Are Dead, Says Evan Eichler
MendelsPod, January 2017
The Curious Connection Between Autism and Cancer
Spectrum, January 2017
2016
Questions for Evan Eichler: An Evolving Theory of Autism
Spectrum, September 2016
UW Prof Delves Into Why We Got Genes Linked to Autism, but Neanderthals Didn’t
GeekWire, August 2016
The Genes Underlying Autism Are Coming Into Focus
The Scientist, August 2016
UW Medicine’s influential scientists: Evan Eichler
UW Medicine, June 2016
Rare Mutations in Gene Underlie New Subtype of Autism
Spectrum, May 2016
A Second Look at the Gorilla Genome Shows Just How Similar We Are
The Washington Post, April 2016
A Gorilla Named Susie Illustrates Genome Similarities with Humans
Reuters, March 2016
Spaces Near Genes May Harbor Pitfalls for Autism
Spectrum, February 2016
Twenty-Seven UW Faculty Listed Among ‘World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds’ by Thomson Reuters
USA Today, January 2016
DNA From Mothers More Prone to Autism-Linked Glitches
Spectrum, January 2016
2015
Searching for the Genes that are Unique to Humans
The Atlantic, October 2015
Human Genome Study Reveals Certain Genes are Less Essential than Previously Thought
The Independent, September 2015
Ancestral Humans had More DNA
Science News, August 2015
Genomic Elements Reveal Human Diversity
The Scientist, August 2015
Use of “Long Read” Gene Sequencing Allows University of Washington Researchers to Uncover Thousands of Never-before Seen Gene Variations
Dark Daily, June 2015
New Clues to Autism Risk in Family Genetics Study
Science Codex, May 2015
Autism’s Genetic Roots
HHMI Bulletin, May 2015
Gene Defect May Signal Distinctive Form of Autism
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, March 2015
Researchers Examine Autism Differences in Boys Versus Girls
Tech Times, February 2015
Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism. Here’s What We Know About what Does.
Vox, February 2015
2014
Disease Genetics – Searching Large and Small
Nature Reviews Genetics, November 2014
New Technology Uncovers Never-Before-Seen Human Genome Variations
Business Standard, November 2014
New Gene Studies Suggest There are Hundreds of Kinds of Autism
Wired, November 2014
‘Platinum’ Genome Takes on Disease
Nature News, November 2014
Major Autism Studies Identify Dozens of Contributing Genes
TIME, October 2014
Gene Trawls Haul in New Finds on Autism, MS
NBC News, [PDF], October 2014
Autism Could be Caused by Genetic Mutations is Over 100 Genes, According to New Research
Newsweek, October 2014
Reaching a CNV Milestone
Nature Genetics, October 2014
Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals New Types of Autism Risk
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, October 2014
Gene Duplications Associated with Autism Evolved Recently in Human History
The American Society of Human Genetics, October 2014
Brain Development Gene Emerges as Strong Autism Candidate
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, October 2014
Detecting Genes for Developmental Delay
ABC Science, September 2014
Genetic Mutation My Lead to Autism Subtype
Scientific American, July 2014
Girls Protected from Autism, Study Suggests
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, March 2014
Autism – Why it’s not “Rain Woman”
The Economist, March 2014
Researchers Look at Boy-Girl Differences in Autism
USA Today, February 2014
A Missing Genetic Link of Human Evolution
Quanta Magazine, January 2014
2012
UW Team Improves MIP-Based Method to Sequence Gene Panels in Large Sample Sets
GenomeWeb Daily News, December 2012
Older Males Beget More Mutations
Nature Genetics, November 2012
Sequencing Study Uncovers New Candidate Genes for Autism
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, November 2012
The Variability of Genetic Disease
The New England Journal of Medicine, October 2012
Study Supports ‘Two-Hit’ Model for Developmental Delay
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, October 2012
Effect of Copy-Number Variation in Disease Elucidated
Doctors Lounge, September 2012
UW Software Supports Analysis of Rare and Common Copy Number Changes Using Exome Sequence Data
GenomeWeb Daily News, June 2012
Sibling Rivalry Among Paralogs Promotes Evolution of the Human Brain
Cell, May 2012
A Duplicated Gene Shaped Human Brain Evolution… and why the Genome Project Missed It
Discover, May 2012
Human Brain Shaped by Duplicate Genes
Nature News, May 2012
Three UW Faculty Members Named to National Academy of Sciences
UW Today, May 2012
Eichler Postdoc Brian O’Roak on Seattle Q13 News
, April 2012
Scientists Link Gene Mutation to Autism Risk
New York Times, April 2012
Autism Researchers Zeroing In on a Genetic Cause
NPR: KPLU Seattle, April 2012
Genetic Research Reveals Pieces of Autism Puzzle
CNN Health, April 2012
Hundreds of Genes Involved in Autism, Sequencing Studies Say
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, April 2012
Autism Mutations, Scattered Across Genes, Merge into Network of Interactions
UW Today, April 2012
Structural Variation: the Genome’s Hidden Architecture
Nature Methods, February 2012
Genetics: Large Variants Linked to Intellectual Disability
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, January 2012
2011
NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances of 2011
NIMH, December 2011
Autism Speaks Top 10 Autism Research Achievements of 2011
Autism Speaks, December 2011
Copy Number Variants: Mapping the Genome’s ‘Land Mines’
TechNews, July 2011
Researchers Find De Novo Autism Mutations Using Exome Sequencing
GenomeWeb Daily News, May 2011
Sporadic Mutations Identified in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
University of Washington, May 2011
Crucibles of Dynamism
HHMI Bulletin, February 2011
2010
1000 Genomes Project Reveals Human Variation
Nature News, October 2010
Gene Mapping Project Offers New Clues About Humans
Reuters UK, October 2010
New Methods Detect Subtleties in Human Genomes’ Repetitive Landscapes
UWeek.org, October 2010
1000 Genomes Project Gives New Map Of Genetic Diversity
Science, October 2010
Two-hit wonder: a Novel Genetic Model to Explain Variable Expressivity in Severe Pediatric Phenotypes
Clinical Genetics, August 2010
Evan Eichler’s New Method for Next-Gen Identifies Thousands of New DNA Sequences
Genome Technology, July 2010
The Author File – Evan Eichler
Nature Methods, May 2010
Two Hit Models: Not Just for Cancer Anymore
The American Journal of Human Genetics, March 2010
Understanding Variable Expressivity in Microdeletion Syndromes
Nature Genetics, March 2010
Evan Eichler: Following His Instincts to Autism ‘Hotspots’
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, March 2010
Two Strikes
Nature, February 2010
2009
Genetic ‘Hot Spots’ Linked to Developmental Disabilities
UW CHDD Outlook, October 2009
Researchers Develop Algorithm to Map Copy Number, Segmental Duplications Using Sequence Data
GenomeWeb Daily News, August 2009
Sharedifferences – The Architecture of Our Genomes is Anything but Basic
Science News, April 2009
Genome Duplications May Separate Humans from Other Great Apes
Science News, March 2009
The Other Strand
Nature, February 2009
Duplication in Genomes May Separate Humans From Apes
Science News, February 2009
The Great Beyond – “Volcanoes in the Genome”
Nature, February 2009
Greg Cooper – A Compelling Look at Variation
Genome Technology, January 2009
2008
DNA Deletion Tied to Cognitive Problems
Technology Review, September 2008
Interview Stable in a Genome of Instability: An Interview with Evan Eichler
PLOS, July 2008
2007
Deciphering the Meaning of Repeating
Science, September 2007
Double Dutch for Duplications
Nature Genetics, November 2007
Medicine Graduate Students Receive China National Award
UWeek.org, April 2007
2006
Andy Sharp – Structure is the New SNP
Genome Technology, December 2006
Tera Newman – From Duplication to Disease Variants
Genome Technology, December 2006
Magic Numbers
New Scientist, April 2006
Widening the Spectrum of Human Genetic Variation
Nature, January 2006
2005
Chimp Genome Catalogs Differences With Humans
Science, September 2005
Making the Paper
Science, September 2005
Chimp, Human DNA Comparison Finds Vast Similarities, Key Differences
Seattle Post Intelligencer, September 2005
Patchwork People
Nature, October 2005
A Structural Map of the Human Genome
Nature Methods, July 2005
Evolution Appears to be a Start-Stop Affair
Science A Go Go, June 2005
Planet Hunters Lose Out to Hubble Rescue
Nature, May 2005
The Chimp Genome Reveals a Retroviral Invasion in Primate Evolution
PLOS, April 2005
2004
Eichler Brings Genome Hot Spot Studies to Washington
Genome Technology, September 2004
Group Details Structure of Centromeric Transition Regions of Human Genome
UW News, August 2004
Taming the Centromere
Nature, August 2004
2003
‘Fools’ Rush in Where Genome Giants Fear to Tread
Nature Medicine, April 2003
2002
Hunting the Hot Spots
Genome Technology, September 2002
Genome Centers Push for Polished Draft
Science, May 2002
All Genomes Great and Small
Nature, May 2002
2001
A Primate Example of Positive Selection
Nature, November 2001
Evolution: Human Factor
Nature, October 2001
Forums to Help Plan CWRU Future in Bioinformatics
CWRU Campus News, March 2001
CWRU Researchers Help Map Human Genome
CWRU Campus News, February 2001
Why Sequence The Junk?
Science, February 2001
CWRU Researchers Find the Genetic Code Keeps Repeating Itself
The Plain Dealer, February 2001
1998
How the Genome Readies Itself for Evolution
Science, August 1998
Sifting Through and Making Sense of Genome Sequences
Science, June 1998
