Research in Genomics

24/09/2025

The Bharat Cancer Genome Atlas: Charting India's Unique Cancer Landscape for Precision Oncology
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15330338251381404

09/07/2025

Listen to *Prof. Wendy Chung* Chair of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School speak on *GUARDIAN - Genomic Uniform screening Against Rare Diseases In All Newborns* at the next Knowmics Webinar on 16th August 2025 (Saturday) 20.00 hrs IST / 10:30 hrs EST.

Only limited seats avaialble. Register today at https://forms.gle/b2PVnySnNMznDoMH7

12/07/2024

26/06/2024

1 in 10 individuals in India might need lower doses of statins, highlighting the importance of pharmacogenetic testing.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humgen.2023.201252

26/06/2024

I had the pleasure to talk on Diagnostic and genomic - Is the time now ? in the Association of Child Neurologists (AOCN) Neurogenetics Webinar series. The 60 mins abridged session is now online.

This Webinar was part of the AOCN SIG Neurogenetic & Neurometablic Disorders Session 1 on 12th June 2024This video was originally posted at

20/06/2024

The dead can inform the living - through their genome sequences.
Scientists have used archaeogenetics and evolutionary medicine to bring to light some of the inner lives and beliefs of the Mayan people and insights into modern-day epidemics.
Sridhar Sivasubbu and I write in The Hindu

An unabridged version of the article is also available online at https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/archaeogenetics-evolutionary-medicine-reveal-mayan-human-sacrifice-mediaeval-epidemics/article68302771.ece

17/06/2024

Diagnostic Whole Genome Sequencing and Genomic Newborn Screening . is the time now ?

This Webinar was part of the AOCN SIG Neurogenetic & Neurometablic Disorders Session 1 on 12th June 2024This video was originally posted at

03/06/2024

The Session by Dr. Vinod Scaria summarizes the ESMO Precision Medicine Working Group 2024 Recommendations for NGS Testing in Advanced Cancers.The full guide...

18/05/2024

Can /ML accelerate the classification of variants of unknown significance ( ) and keep pace with the genomic discoveries ?
We show that a well curated and clinically classified variant database can go in a big way to enable this at scale.

Read at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0303787

16/05/2024

Did you know apart from ABO and Rh, there are 36 blood group systems, encompassing over 600 blood group antigens ?.

Join the Webinar session by Dr Suvro Datta, Consultant and Head, Transfusion Medicine at Tata Medical Centre Kolkata on *Red cell genotyping in clinical practice*

📅 Saturday, 1st June, 2024 | 🕒 8.00 PM to 9.00 PM (IST)Register Now: https://forms.gle/aDZe3spdnyTaTBgz7

18/02/2024

What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health | Explained -

Ancient DNA studies provide insights into the genetic makeup, diseases, and lifestyles of our ancestors, with implications for modern healthcare.