Goals and Vision
By investigating the epigenetics of cells in healthy and diseased states, we will:
1. Uncover the underlying causes of diseases
2. Develop new and effective ways to treat and diagnosis diseases
ABOUT US
About us
Epigenetics: The missing link
Epigenetics is the layer of control between DNA and RNA; between instructions and behavior
There are strong links between epigenetics and many disease
Abnormal epigenetics have been linked to:
Cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease, Obesity, Heart Disease, Autism, and many others
Epigenetic targets are drug-able
Epigenetic breakthroughs are quietly creating a toolbox of powerful drugs to treat cancer… We conservatively estimate that oncology . . . alone will generate $10bn [a year] by 2025.
Andrew Baum
Citigroup pharmaceuticals analyst
Quotation from: https://www.ft.com/content/b4488716-0d34-11e6-b41f-0beb7e589515
The International Human Epigenome Consortium (IHEC) is a global consortium aiming to map the complete human epigenome.
The epigenome reference maps will have a significant impact on the basic and applied research of many diseases, and will hopefully lead to the discovery of new insights and ways for treating them.
Countries and agencies contributing reference epigenomes:
- CANADA: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- EUROPEAN UNION: European Commission (EC)
- GERMANY: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Project Management Agency within the German Aerospace Center (PT-DLR)
- HONG KONG: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
- JAPAN: Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
- SINGAPORE: The Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS)
- SOUTH KOREA: National Institute of Health, Korea
- USA: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap Epigenomics Program
- USA: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) ENCODE Project (ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements)