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Mastermind Genomic Search Engine Now Part of RCIGM’s Analysis and Variant Interpretation Workflow Ann Arbor, Michigan – October 6, 2020 – The Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) and Genomenon, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate the diagnosis of critically-ill newborns with rare genetic disorders. The collaboration combines the Institute’s genomic research […]
ORLANDO, Fla., and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5, 2020 — AdventHealth for Children is partnering with Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine to bring rapid and ultra-rapid whole genome sequencing to Central Florida families for the first time. The testing will help critically ill babies and children in intensive care with unexplained medical conditions receive appropriate care.
State funded Medi-Cal pilot completed at 5 Children’s Hospitals Statewide In a pilot program funded by the State of California, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego demonstrated that a rapid precision medicine program for critically ill babies enrolled in Medi-Cal produced better health outcomes and reduced suffering for the infants while decreasing the cost of their care.
A consortium that includes many of San Diego’s top medical and scientific research institutes has launched a large-scale COVID-19 screening effort to better understand the spread and prevalence of the virus in the local community, with an initial focus on evaluating healthcare workers and first responders.
Innovative genetics solution pioneered by Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine; Eligible children are covered by parents’ health plan OAKLAND and SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 9, 2020) – Blue Shield of California has become the first health plan in the United States to cover rapid and ultra-rapid Whole Genome Sequencing to help critically ill babies […]
Rady Children’s among founding members of innovative consortium SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Nov. 5, 2019— Three more hospitals have signed on to rapidly integrate genetics and genomics into primary and specialty pediatric care through an innovative consortium with Sanford Health. Rady Children’s Hospital and Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine are founding members of the […]
Four-year National Institutes of Health Grant to Focus on Cardiomyopathy Research SAN DIEGO – Sept. 27, 2019 – The National Institutes of Health has awarded Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) a four year, $3,049,054 grant to investigate how genetic interactions may influence cardiomyopathy (CM), a devastating heart disease that affects millions in the […]
Funded 3-year appointment at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine June 17, 2019—San Diego – A new research scholar position at Rady Children’s Institute of Genomics Medicine (RCIGM) has been awarded to a talented young investigator who is pursuing a career using genomics to enhance understanding of pediatric digestive diseases. Amy Hemperly, DO, is the […]
April 24, 2019–Researchers at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) have utilized automated machine-learning and clinical natural language processing (CNLP) to diagnose rare genetic diseases in record time. This new method is speeding answers to physicians caring for infants in intensive care and opening the door to increased use of genome sequencing as a […]
The Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members to the Institute’s Board of Directors. “Each of these dynamic innovators brings extensive experience in providing strategic leadership and oversight to highly successful organizations,” said Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, president and CEO of the Institute. “Their guidance will […]
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