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New York Genome Center Receives $125 Million Gift

Simons Foundation and The Carson Family Charitable Trust Make Transformational Joint Gift to Support the Center’s Growth and Research in Autism, ALS, Dementia and Cancer NEW YORK, NY (May 23, 2019) – The New York Genome Center (NYGC) today announced a combined $125 million gift from the Simons Foundation and The Carson Family Charitable Trust. […]

David A. Knowles, PhD, Joins the New York Genome Center Core Faculty

He will present his application of machine learning and use of novel genomic technologies to determine the mechanisms underpinning neurological disease at a NYGC Five Points Lecture on February 20, 2019 New York, NY (January 24, 2019) – The New York Genome Center (NYGC) announces the appointment of Dr. David Knowles, PhD, to the NYGC […]

Dr. Neville Sanjana Named “Leichtung Family Investigator” for Autism Genomics Research

Neville Sanjana, PhD, Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center, Assistant Professor of Biology, New York University, and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU School of Medicine, has been named “Leichtung Family Investigator” by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, additional recognition that follows his receiving the Foundation’s Young Investigator Award […]

Dr. Neville Sanjana Receives Young Investigator Award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for Autism Functional Genomics

Dr. Neville Sanjana Receives Young Investigator Award from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for Autism Functional Genomics Combining CRISPR and Human Neurons to Dissect Autism Genetics Neville Sanjana, PhD, Core Faculty Member at the New York Genome Center, Assistant Professor of Biology, New York University, and Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU […]