Genetic Disease Foundation » GDF News http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org Hope Through Knowledge Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 GDF Supports Mount Sinai Gene Sequencer Purchases http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2010/08/gdf-supports-mount-sinai-gene-sequencer-purchases/ http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2010/08/gdf-supports-mount-sinai-gene-sequencer-purchases/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:46:28 +0000 Chris McBride http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/?p=749 This spring GDF donated funds to assist with the purchase of two state-of-the-art gene sequencers for Mount Sinai’s Department of Genetics and Genomics. The Illumina GXII NextGen Sequencers were purchased by combining a grant from the National Institutes of Health with a $600,000 grant from the GDF. These machines help expand Mount Sinai’s research capabilities in many ways, including:

  • disease gene discovery
  • analysis of gene expression (number of copies of all genes made in normal and diseased cells)
  • analysis of the elements that control gene expression, as well as the ability to sequence a person’s whole genome

Already, both machines are working at full capacity and have dramatically increased the department’s capabilities. With this purchase Mount Sinai will be one of only four research institutions in the country with this level of sophisticated equipment allowing the department to expand further into the field of genomics.

]]> http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2010/08/gdf-supports-mount-sinai-gene-sequencer-purchases/feed/ 0 New Jersey GDF Comedy Night Raises Over $6,000 http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2010/08/new-jersey-gdf-comedy-night-raises-over-6000/ http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2010/08/new-jersey-gdf-comedy-night-raises-over-6000/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:45:42 +0000 Chris McBride http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/?p=763 New Jersey GDF Comedy Event

Special thanks go to Andrea Trombino for organizing an amazing event at Suppa’s Restaurant and the Comedy Shoppe in Pine Brook, NJ. About one hundred friends and family of the GDF gathered to share laughs, drinks and great food.

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Thank you to everyone who supported our Know Your Genes, Know Your Zone charity ride. Ride the Zone, New York’s premiere indoor cycling studio, was an incredible location for this wildly successful event. The event raised over $44,000, exceeding everyone’s wildest expectations. We are so thankful to everyone who rode, sponsored and/or cheered on the riders. Special thanks to GDF Board Member Carrie Green for leading this effort!

]]> http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2010/08/gdf-charity-ride-raises-over-44000/feed/ 0 Open Position: Part-time Director http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2009/12/open-position-part-time-director/ http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2009/12/open-position-part-time-director/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:25:55 +0000 GDF http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/?p=389 The Genetic Disease Foundation is looking to hire a part-time Director to help with administration, communications and development.

Update: This position has been filled.

]]> http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2009/12/open-position-part-time-director/feed/ 0 Welcome to the new GDF Web site! http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2009/09/elcome-to-the-new-gdf-web-site/ http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/2009/09/elcome-to-the-new-gdf-web-site/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:28:46 +0000 GDF http://www.geneticdiseasefoundation.org/?p=119 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the new Genetic Disease Foundation Web site. This new site has been designed to make it easier for you to learn about our organization and the people behind it, stay updated on GDF and genetic disease-related news and learn how you can help us fulfill our mission to support education and research for treatment and cures for genetic diseases.

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