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- April 28, 2013
The Human Genome Project: How it changed biology forever (Toronto Star) - April 25, 2013
The Canadian bioinformatics workshops: a retrospective and a look ahead.
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News 2007 and earlier
2007
- Dec 21, 2007
Science story of the year "Human Genetic Variation" (sciencemag.org) - Dec 14, 2007
Lars Feuk celebrated as one of Genome Technology's young stars of science - Nov 6, 2007
TCAG scientist Steve Scherer and CNV featured in HHMI bulletin - Oct 23, 2007
TCAG research article highlighted in Heredity (www.nature.com) - Oct 12, 2007
How to make the most of the evolving technology for detecting copy number variants (www.the-scientist.com) - Sept 4, 2007
TCAG scientists help decode the first full human diploid genome for an individual - July 10, 2007
Genome Structural Variation Consortium selects Nimblegen MicroArrays (www.nimblegen.com) - July 24, 2007
Congratulations to Ben Kwan who won first prize at The Hospital for Sick Children's Annual Summer Student Symposium. more … - July 10, 2007
TCAG, as part of an international consortium to catalogue all common copy number variants - April 17, 2007
Affymetrix launches program to advance cancer research - March 22, 2007
Hospital a hotbed for breakthroughs - March 20, 2007
TCAG supports cancer gene sequencing - March 20, 2007
Combimatrix Molecular diagnostics to utilize autism probe content from a partnership with TCAG - Feb 19, 2007
New genetic link to autism (Toronto Star) - Feb. 18, 2007
Canadian scientists lead international autism genome discoveries - Feb 12, 2007
TCAG supports CNV gene expression study in /Science/ (Sanger Institute) - Jan 24, 2007
New lower pricing on oligos! - Jan 15, 2007
Researchers report copy number variation in the human genome more common than previously thought (Microarray Bulletin)
2006
- Nov 22 2006
Researchers redefine understanding of variation in the human genome - Oct 14 2006
TCAG Director on Quirks and Quarks [.mp3] - Aug 30 2006
Survey for A Proposed shRNA Resource for Ontario - May 29 2006
TCAG Director in Genome Technology
2005
- November 1, 2005
New MGC full-length cDNAs at TCAG - October 26, 2005
TCAG supports discovery of human inversions (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) - June 16 2005
Flat Stanley joins TCAG as summer student - June 8 2005
Girl travels 3000 miles to SickKids to fulfill greatest wish - May 9 2005
TCAG partners in DECIPHER consortium (Sanger Institute) - January 6, 2005
TCAG supports canine epilepsy gene discovery, reported in Finnish American Reporter, BBC and CIHR. - January 1 2005
TCAG databases included in Nucleic Acids Research
2004
- November 1 2004
TCAG launches the 'Autism Chromosome Rearrangement Database', first described in Cur.Gen. (www.igneta.com) - August 1 2004
TCAG supports discovery of LCVs (Nature Genetics) and launches 'Database of Genomic Variants' - August 6, 2004
Large-Scale Differences Discovered in DNA of Healthy People (Genome News Network www.genomenewsnetwork.org) - August 3, 2004
Research Reveals Gains Or Losses Of Large Segments Of DNA In Healthy People (Hum-Molgen - hum-molgen.org/) - August 2, 2004
DNA variations surprise researchers (mediLexicon - www.pharma-lexicon.com) - August 2, 2004
DNA variations surprise researchers (Innovations Report - www.innovations-report.com) - August 1, 2004
Surprising discovery reveals gains or losses of large segments of DNA in healthy people - July 15 2004
Affy GeneChip available for industrial customers at 20% of list price - May 27, 2004
Canadian Bioinformatics Help Desk Newsletter (Genome Canada) - March 24, 2004
Hoyer Praises Researchers for New Discovery to Help in Fight Against Rett Syndrome (hoyer.house.gov) - March 22, 2004
Researchers identify a new form of disease gene associated with Rett syndrome - March 22, 2004
Researchers discover an alternate form for the disease gene associated with Rett syndrome (www.eurekalert.org) - March 22, 2004
Researchers identify a new form of disease gene associated with Rett syndrome (www.eurekalert.org) - March 21, 2004
Researchers Discover an Alternate Form for the Disease Gene Associated with Rett Syndrome (www.rettsyndrome.org) - March 21, 2004
Researchers discover novel form of the Rett Syndrome protein (www.eurekalert.org) - February 27, 2004
Scherer wins Steacie Prize: Geneticist honoured for outstanding scientific research - February 26, 2004
SickKids researcher awarded prestigious scientific prize for contributions to medical genomics - February 26, 2004
TCAG Director wins Steacie Prize for contributions to human genomics
2003
- October 30, 2003
Walking the Jungles and Deserts of Chromosome 7 - September 8, 2003
Gene responsible for teen epilepsy identified (CTV News) - September 7, 2003
SickKids scientists identify gene for most severe form of adolescent epilepsy - July 11, 2003
Chromosome 7 Sequenced-Again - July 9 2003
TCAG publishes duplication map of the mouse genome - July 9, 2003
Mapping an 'Unlucky' Chromosome - June 12 2003
TCAG publishes DNA sequence annotation algorithm (Bioinformatics) - May 15 2003
TCAG supports SARS research in Canada and Hong Kong (N Engl J Med.) - May 12, 2003
Building Canada's Future in the Knowledge-Based Economy - April 18, 2003
Study Writes 'Guidebook' to Chromosome 7 - April 18, 2003
Genomics Meets Medicine on New Gene Map - April 11, 2003
Autism links on chromosome 7 - April 11, 2003
Canadian team maps chromosome - April 10, 2003
DNA sequence of chromosome 7 decoded - Canadian-led project generates database with medical annotation available to the public - April 10, 2003
TCAG publishes the 'DNA Sequence and Biology of Human Chromosome 7' - March 17, 2003
TCAG publishes duplication map of the human genome - February 21, 2003
Taiwan and Canada partner to develop diagnostics biochips - February 13, 2003
TCAG scientists involved in identifying gene causing acute megakaryoblastic leukemia of Down syndrome (Blood) - February 13, 2003
SickKids researchers identify genetic events leading to leukemia in Down syndrome children - January 13, 2003
New Genome Research Centre in Hong Kong to Collaborate with Leading Canadian Genomics Centre
2002
- December 23, 2002
SickKids researchers identify gene for Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
2001
- October 29, 2001
Scientists identify new genetic mechanism for disease - June 29, 2001
Researchers identify gene for rare form of leukemia that strikes infants - February 26, 2001
Human Genome Sequencing - January 30, 2001
Inherited prostate cancer gene identified
2000
- November 21, 2000
SickKids signs first Canadian deal with Celera Genomics to advance genetics research - April 5, 2000
Ontario invests $75 million in genomics research - March 29, 2000
Prestigious scientific award for two Hospital for Sick Children researchers - July 8, 1999
The Hospital for Sick Children to host worldwide genome database on IBM Supercomputer - June 1, 1999
Researchers pinpoint region for cystic fibrosis modifier gene - June 1, 1999
Gene found for rare metabolic disorder - March 16, 1999
Canada's most powerful supercomputer now at SickKids - November 5, 1998
SickKids improves access to global genome database - September 30, 1998
Scientists find gene for severe form of epilepsy - July 22,1998
The Hospital for Sick Children opens TCAG