New York Genome Center
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| Established | 2011 |
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| Research type | Basic (non-clinical), Clinical research and translational research |
Field of research | Genomics, Bioinformatics, DNA sequencing, Whole genome sequencing |
| Director | Tom Maniatis, PhD,[1] Evnin Family Scientific Director & CEO |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Affiliations |
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| Harold E. Varmus, MD | |
| Website | New York Genome Center |
The New York Genome Center (NYGC) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit academic research institution in New York, New York.[3] It serves as a multi-institutional collaborative hub focused on the advancement of genomic science and its application to drive novel biomedical discoveries. NYGC's areas of focus include the development of computational and experimental genomic methods and disease-focused research to better understand the genetic basis of cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and neuropsychiatric disease. In 2020, the NYGC also has directed its expertise to COVID-19 genomics research.
Purpose and organization
[edit]The Center leverages strengths in whole genome sequencing, genomic analysis, and development of genomic tools to advance genomic discovery. Its faculty hold joint tenure-track appointments at its member institutions and lead independent research labs at the center.
NYGC's scientists bring a multidisciplinary and in-depth approach to the field of genomics, conducting research in single cell genomics, gene engineering, population and evolutionary genomics, technology and methods development, statistics, computational biology and bioengineering.[4] In 2017, co-founder Tom Maniatis was named Evnin Family Scientific Director and chief executive officer of the New York Genome Center.[5]
Founding
[edit]The center was founded in November 2011 as a collaboration among eleven academic institutions to advance genome research,[6] based on the vision of Dietrich A. Stephan and leadership from Tom Maniatis[7] and financial support of $2.5 million from each institution as well as from visionary private philanthropists.[6] In November 2012, the center recruited Robert B. Darnell as president and Scientific Director,[8] where he served as CEO and Founding Director, before returning to Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator[9] in 2017.[10][11] NYGC formally opened in a multi-story building at 101 Avenue of the Americas.[12][13] on September 19–20, 2013.[14]
The 12 founding institutions (Albert Einstein College of Medicine joined the original 11 institutions in April 2013)[15] were:
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (New York)
- Columbia University (New York)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (New York)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York)
- New York—Presbyterian Hospital (New York)
- New York University (New York)
- Northwell Health (New York)
- The Jackson Laboratory (Maine)
- Rockefeller University (New York)
- Stony Brook University (New York)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York)
Currently, the NYGC has 20 member institutions with Hackensack Meridian Health and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center joining in December 2019 as associate members.[16] and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey joining as associate member in 2020.
Funding
[edit]The New York Genome Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit academic research institution in New York, New York.[17] Since its inception, the center has raised over $500 million to support its genomic research, including federal and private grants and philanthropy. This includes two joint gifts from the Simons Foundation and the Carson Family Charitable Trust; $100 million in 2016 and $125 million in 2019.[18][19][20]
The New York Genome Center also receives support from its member institutions, as well as New York State, the Empire State Development Corporation, the Partnership Fund for New York City, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
Government funding has included a $55 million grant from New York State to support genomic medicine.[21] In 2016 it received a $40 million grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute to establish a Center for Common Disease Genomics,[22] and is leading a collaborative, large-scale genomic sequencing program focused on advancing understanding of common diseases, including autism. Additionally, the Center and Weill Cornell Medicine received a National Cancer Institute grant to support a joint cancer genomics data center for the research and clinical interpretation of tumors, a part of the ongoing development of The Cancer Genome Atlas.[23] The center was also awarded a $13.5 million contract in 2015 to conduct whole genome sequencing and analysis for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's TOPMed program.[24][a]
In 2017, New York State committed $17 million in capital improvements for the New York Genome Center to house JLABS@NYC, a life sciences incubator, which opened in summer 2018.[25]
Notable faculty
[edit]- Harold E. Varmus, MD | Senior Associate Core Member[26][27]
- Michael Wigler, PhD | Senior Associate Core Member[28]
- Simon Tavaré, PhD | Senior Associate Core Member
Recent Publications
[edit]In the last five years, NYGC scientists have published over 200 papers in leading scientific journals. For an up-to-date listing of publications, go to https://www.nygenome.org/lab-groups-overview/publications/
Notes
[edit]- ^ NYGC is among several recipients, another being the Broad Institute.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Maniatis". People in the News. genomeweb. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "About Us". New York Genome Center. Our Members.[self-published source]
- ^ Duignan, Christopher (13 August 2015). "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" (PDF). GuideStar. p. 1. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ https://www.nygenome.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/AAG_Formatted.pdf[full citation needed]
- ^ "Tom Maniatis Andy Page, Brian Caveney, More". People in the News. genomeweb. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ a b "New York Genome Center Launches Unprecedented Collaboration of 11 Leading Medical/Research Institutions". newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Tom Maniatis' Dream of a NY Genome Center Becomes a Big Apple Reality". www.xconomy.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Robert Darnell named President of New York Genome Center". Rockefeller University Newswire. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Robert B. Darnell, Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute". HHMI. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Robert Darnell Awarded 7 year NINDS Research Program Award (R35) Recipients FY 2017 | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke". www.ninds.nih.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Robert B. Darnell, The Rockefeller University". Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ Rosenthal, Eric T. (9 March 2016). "A New 'Manhattan Project': New York Genome Center". MedPage Today. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Hargittai, István; Hargittai, Magdolna (2016). New York Scientific: A Culture of Inquiry, Knowledge, and Learning. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780191084683.
- ^ Maher, Brendan (2013). "Biomedical-research hub opens in Manhattan". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2013.13740. S2CID 183784388.
- ^ "Einstein joins NYGC as 12th Founding Member". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Garrity, Mackenzie (20 December 2019). "Hackensack Meridian Health joins genome initiative". GuideStar. p. 1. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Duignan, Christopher (13 August 2015). "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" (PDF). GuideStar. p. 1. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Di Mento, Maria (25 January 2016). "$100 Million for Genome Center and $75 Million for Hospital". Gifts Roundup. The Chronicle of Philanthropy. New York Genome Center. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Lagasse, Jeff (21 January 2016). "New York Genome Center scores $100 million from James Simons, Russell Carson". Healthcare Finance. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Di Mento, Maria (23 May 2019). "Financiers Jim Simons and Russell Carson Join Forces to Give $125 Million for Genomic Research". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces Partnership between New York Genome Center and IBM Watson Group". 29 September 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 News Release: New NIH research program targets the genomic basis for human disease". National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center Awarded NCI Grant to Create Genomic Data Center". Bio-IT World. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "NY Genome Center Wins $13.5M from NHLBI Precision Medicine Program". GenomeWeb. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "J&J, fueled by $17M in state cash, starts work on 30-startup JLABS incubator to address NYC lab shortage | FierceBiotech". www.fiercebiotech.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Varmus Resigns as NCI Director; Plans to Open Research Lab at Weill-Cornell, Assist NY Genome Center".
- ^ Reardon, Sara (2015). "Harold Varmus to resign as head of US cancer institute". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2015.17063. S2CID 76143569.
- ^ "Wigler Lab".
