Dr. Robert Green TED Radio Hour: The secrets in your baby’s genes – (January 9, 2026)
NPR TED Radio Hour: The secrets in your baby’s genes Genomics researcher Dr. Robert Green explains how sequencing babies’ DNA can reveal hidden health risks. This hour we explore where the benefits end and the ethical dilemmas begin. Guests include Dr. Robert Green, bioethicist and pediatrician Dr. Lainie Friedman Ross
Paper: Insights into DNA repeat expansions among 900,000 biobank participants – (January 8, 2026)
Nature: Insights into DNA repeat expansions among 900,000 biobank participants UCLA Health: Study shows your genes determine how fast your DNA mutates with age
Announcement – The NIH Venture Program Announces First Award for the NBSxWGS (BEACONS) Initiative – (January 8, 2026)
Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Venture Program initiative, Newborn Screening by Whole Genome Sequencing (NBSxWGS) Collaboratory, has announced its first award: BEACONS (Building Evidence and Collaboration for GenOmics in Nationwide Newborn Screening). NBSxWGS (BEACONS) is designed to assess the feasibility of integrating whole genome sequencing into the U.S. newborn
Article: Precisely Mapping Disease Variant Effects in CRISPR Cells
Precisely Mapping Disease Variant Effects in CRISPR Cells
Dedication of the Richard Maas Conference Room – (December 1, 2025)
The Genetics Division conference room in 457 Veritas Science Center was dedicated on 12.01.25 in memory of Richard Maas. Dick was a BWH trainee, and faculty member for more than 35 years. He was the Genetics Division Chief for 22 years. In the image is Phil Cole (interim Genetics Division
Press Release: Involving Work from the Philip Cole Lab – (December 1, 2025)
Article: Q&A: New discovery in cancer signaling reveals a potential path to more effective cancer drugs https://medical.brown.edu/news/2025-12-01/cancer-signaling-qa