Whitehead Institute’s Olivia Corradin on a New Way to Probe Disease Genetics

03/08/2020 25 min Episodio 11
Whitehead Institute’s Olivia Corradin on a New Way to Probe Disease Genetics

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On this episode of AudioHelicase podcast, Whitehead Fellow Olivia Corradin talked about investigating the genetic underpinnings of diseases through a new technique she developed, the outside variant approach. Applying the method to study the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), Corradin and colleagues identified a role for a cell type in the brain in MS, offering a new way of understanding the disease. She also discussed running a lab during the COVID-19 pandemic, and evaluating scientific information in a time of uncertainty.

Music: “Versailles” by Pierce Murphy (CC-BY 4.0). Produced by Conor Gearin.

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