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Heather, Debbie and Logan at the presentation. Photo courtesy of Debbie Jorde.

U Medical Students Learn About the Human Side of Medicine

By Christina Giardinelli October 17, 2018

  “The first thing that I will tell you about today’s presentation is that it will not be on the exam,” said Dr. Lynn Jorde when addressing a classroom of first-year medical students on Oct....

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

Capecchi Speaks to Hinckley Institute Audience About Genetics

By Mary Royal March 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mario Capecchi is best known for his contribution and research in the field of genetics — and for giving his name to a street U students frequently get lost on. WHAT...

((Courtesy of Lisa Cannon-Albright)
Pictured is Lisa Cannon-Albright, professor and the chief of the Division of Genetic Epidemiology in the Department of Medicine at the U.)

Fighting Prostate Cancer with Genetics

By Christine Kannapel January 30, 2015

  Most of the men at the U are young and carefree, but it’s never too early to look at their family history for prostate cancer because it may benefit them in the future. Since the 1970s, Lisa...

(Hilary Coon, Ph.D. Professor of phychiatry and genetic epidemiology at the Univeristy of Utah. — Courtesy of Univeristy of Utah Health Care)

U Joins Nationwide Autism Study

November 13, 2014

  The U recently joined the Autism Sequencing Consortium study in order to expand autism research. Hilary Coon, a professor of psychiatry and genetic epidemiology, said conditions for autism are...

Public should be wary of genetic testing

December 2, 2013

It’s the 21st century, and because of recent advancements in biotechnology, we are able to know more about our health than ever before. One new development is personal genomics kits, which look at SNPs...

Humans’ search for immortality futile

March 24, 2013

There are species in nature that are able to regenerate themselves and live forever. These animals are able to achieve something humans have been searching for generations to attain. Three U professors...