eMERGE

Center for Applied Genomics receives NIH funding to study the risk of disease in African Americans by combining genomic and environmental factors.

This week’s roundup features new thoughts on COVID-19 in children and novel findings on detecting seizures and preventing secondhand smoke.

Using eMERGE Network data, researchers identified genome-wide significant loci that might be biomarkers for risk of cardiovascular disease.

Although the year is coming to a close, the research achievements at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2015 remain enduring contributions to pediatric health.

A new $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) program will allow scientists at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to not only uncover the genetic causes of autism and other pediatric conditions, but also to see how this information extends beyond the lab into patients’ electronic health records and improves care.