News – Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine

Congratulations to Murtaza and Michelle Stephens of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine Awarded the first 2024 WARF Innovation Award for their work, Simplifying the Process for Early Detection, Screening of Cancer

Posted on February 5, 2025

The first 2024 WARF Innovation Award has been awarded to Muhammed Murtaza, Director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine and associate professor of surgery, and Michelle Stephens, surgery researcher in the Murtaza …

Dr. Webb awarded Gerard B. Odell Award

Posted on May 16, 2024

This year’s Gerard B. Odell Award winner is Bryn Webb, MD, associate professor, Division of Genetics and Metabolism. She is also associated as core faculty with the UW Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine. Webb’s …

Murtaza lab published in Science Translational Medicine for research on Genome-wide analysis of aberrant position and sequence of plasma DNA fragment ends in patients with cancer

Posted on January 11, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Muhammed Murtaza and his team for their recent publication in Science Translational Medicine! Fragment patterns in tumor DNA offer a roadmap to diagnose patients with cancer. A new machine learning platform can distinguish …