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What Cheetahs, Armadillos, and Whales Revealed About Human DNA

Gladstone in the News April 27, 2023

What Cheetahs, Armadillos, and Whales Revealed About Human DNA

New York Times—A group of studies comparing the human genome to that of 239 other mammalian species has cast light on what makes humans unique. In particular, work from Katie Pollard, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, shows that changes to the way DNA folds may have been a part of what allowed humans to evolve large, powerful brains.

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We Probably Have Big Brains Because We Got Lucky

Gladstone in the News April 27, 2023

We Probably Have Big Brains Because We Got Lucky

Popular Science—A new study from Katie Pollard, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, indicates that chance structural changes in the human genome were what allowed humans to evolve the larger brains that set us apart from our primate ancestors.

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National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members

Gladstone in the News October 17, 2022

National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members

National Academy of Medicine—Katie Pollard, PhD, senior investigator and director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, in recognition of her discovery of fast-evolving regions in the human genome associated with psychiatric diseases, and of her open-source software used worldwide by genome scientists.

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Three Ways to Strengthen a Collaborative Culture

Gladstone in the News March 9, 2022

Three Ways to Strengthen a Collaborative Culture

The APQC Blog—Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava, MD, President Emeritus Robert Mahley, MD, PhD, Senior Investigators Melanie Ott, MD, PhD, and Katie Pollard, PhD, explain how they and others at Gladstone create a collaborative research culture and plan to balance safety with the chance encounters that fuel creativity.

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You’re Missing Microbes. But Is “Rewilding” the Way to Get Them Back?

Gladstone in the News July 19, 2021

You’re Missing Microbes. But Is “Rewilding” the Way to Get Them Back?

New York Times—The microbiome plays a role in many autoimmune conditions, and some scientists believe that fecal transplants from individuals living in non-industrialized cultures may provide a solution. Katie Pollard, director of the Gladstone Institute of Data Science and Biotechnology, explains why it may not be that easy.

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