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The Harvard Medical School International Center for Genetic Disease (HMS-iCGD) aims to enhance genomic and precision medicine globally through partnerships with governments, industry leaders, and major academic institutions. HMS-iCGD serves as a platform focused on analyzing patients and healthy subjects from different parts of the world to research the causes and consequences, prevention, and treatment of diseases. HMS-iCGD brings together world-class clinicians and scientists, with an unmatched commitment to multidisciplinary research, cutting-edge technology, and innovative methods. We implement research, education, and clinical programs to build sustainable capacity in genomic and precision medicine and genetic research, aiming to contribute to improved patient care and public health.

News

Harvard names Claudine Gay 30th president
Harvard names Claudine Gay 30th president

16 December 2022

Claudine Gay, a widely admired higher education leader and distinguished scholar of democracy and political participation, will become the 30th presid...


BWH Welcomes The New Hospital President, Dr. Robert Higgins
BWH Welcomes The New Hospital President, Dr. Robert Higgins

03 January 2022

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, serves as president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and executive vice president at Mass General Brigham, roles h...


Bahrain National Genome Program
Bahrain National Genome Program

01 January 2022

The International Center for Genetic Disease has been awarded $10M to design and implement the Bahrain National Genome Program.


Twin gene-editing system gives twice the efficiency
Twin gene-editing system gives twice the efficiency

01 January 2022

New technique will allow programmable manipulation of large DNA segments

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Events

Keynote Conference on RNA Medicine
Keynote Conference on RNA Medicine

Drew Weissman, MD, PhD

2023 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

In partnership with Therapeutics Initiative and the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School.

2024

FEB

23

09:00am to 12:00pm EST

Location:On Zoom


Scaling Understanding, Advancing Care, and Developing Treatments for Rare Genetic Conditions
Scaling Understanding, Advancing Care, and Developing Treatments for Rare Genetic Conditions

Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D.

Incoming Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital &
Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics in Medicine
Chief, Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University

2023

JUN

21

10:00am to 11:00am EST

Location:On Zoom

Keynote Series on Genomic Medicine