Shriners Hospital partnership focuses on genetics research
January 31, 2020 - Shriners Hospitals for Children in Tampa and The Jackson Laboratory agreed to collaborate on research aimed at understanding the specific and individual genetic causes of orthopaedic conditions and disabilities. Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution in Bar Harbor, Maine. The research affiliation agreement calls for Shriners investigators to perform next-generation sequencing of DNA samples from its patient population. Investigators at Jackson will provide expertise on genomic data analysis tools, specialized knowledge bases and algorithms, and create mouse models to validate new discoveries and potential treatments for the targeted conditions, a news release said.