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  • Rare Disease, Real Progress: Season 2 of PNRI’s Podcast Is Here

    May 2025

    Listen now to PNRI Science: Rare Disease, Real Progress – our latest podcast series featuring conversations from our 2025 Rare Disease Day Symposium with scientists, advocates, and industry leaders accelerating rare disease research.

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  • Advancing Genetic Research, Together: Our FY24 Annual Report

    April 2025

    PNRI’s FY24 Annual Report is here! See how we’re advancing genetic research, expanding programs, and shaping the future of human health.

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  • Rare Disease Day 2025: Accelerating Discovery Together

    March 2025

    PNRI’s inaugural Rare Disease Day symposium ignited bold collaborations to accelerate rare disease research. See how scientists, clinicians, and advocates are driving breakthroughs!

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  • The TEDDY Study Turns 20: A New Era for T1D Insights

    November 2024

    Explore the groundbreaking TEDDY Study’s 20 years of research into type 1 diabetes (T1D). Discover how genetics and the environment interact to shape T1D risk and prevention strategies.

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  • Solving the Unsolved Cases of Rare Diseases

    September 2024

    Dr. Cláudia Carvalho and her team at PNRI are on a mission to diagnose rare diseases that have long baffled the medical community. With a focus on genetic structural variants, often undetected in standard tests, their work is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in genetics.

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  • Two-Decade Dedication

    August 2024

    Explore how two decades of diabetes research by Dr. Bill Hagopian and Michael Killian at PNRI have paved the way for groundbreaking discoveries in type 1 diabetes prevention.

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  • Introducing “PNRI Science: Mystery and Discovery” – A New PNRI Podcast

    July 2024

    PNRI Science: Mystery & Discovery goes beyond the jargon to explore the passion and people at the forefront of genetic research. Our host, Jack Faris, PNRI CEO, interviews PNRI’s brilliant scientists to share what excites them about genetic research, what inspired them to become scientists, and those myths about science they would love to bust.…

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  • DNA

    Pacific Northwest Research Institute Uncovers Hidden DNA Mechanisms of Rare Genetic Diseases

    June 2024

    Researchers in PNRI’s Carvalho Lab, in collaboration with other institutions, have uncovered how specific DNA rearrangements called inverted triplications contribute to the development of various genetic diseases. This discovery opens new avenues for understanding and treating rare genetic disorders.

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    PNRI’s Inaugural Rare Disease Hackathon: Uniting Experts to Solve Genetic Mysteries

    May 2024

    For three dynamic days, participants immersed themselves in solving genetic mysteries in PNRI’s first-ever Rare Disease Hackathon. Read on to learn about their mission to uncover disease-causing genetic variants in unresolved rare disease families.

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  • PNRI Opens its Doors for Behind-the-Scenes Look Into Genetics Research

    May 2024

    Last Saturday PNRI hosted free lab tours, a thrilling opportunity to bring the public behind the scenes of their cutting-edge genetics research.

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