The Iranian Genome Project Seeks Samples

Posted: March 13, 2014 at 11:43 pm

Source: Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)

Washington, D.C. - Dr. Pardis Sabeti MD/Ph.D., professor at Harvard University and MITs Broad Institute, has had the opportunity to study the genetics of many different populations throughout her storied career. But one population missing from the genetics research done by Dr. Sabeti and others is her own - the Iranian population. Genetics research has advanced medicine in many ways - from identifying new drug targets to allowing scientists to identify the cause of some cancers. Understanding the genetics of the Iranian population would be the first step to ensuring Iranians are a part of the personalized medicine that has resulted from genetics research. We are in the midst of a revolution in the fields of genomics and medicine, and it is thrilling to bring this to bear for my own heritage, said Dr. Sabeti.

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