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Melissa Smith, left, director of the UofL Sequencing Technology Center, was a lead author on research published in Nature Communications that reveals an underappreciated connection between genetics and our antibodies.

Advancing our Health

UofL-led research shows immune response may come down to genetics

Baylee Pulliam - October 5, 2023

New research led by the University of Louisville shows that differences in our DNA can drastically impact our bodies’ immune response. The work, recently published...

Corey Watson, Ph.D., Melissa Smith, Ph.D., and Oscar Rodriguez, Ph.D., with the Pacific Biosciences Sequel IIe DNA sequencing system, housed in the University of Louisville Sequencing Technology Center

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UofL researchers lead the call to increase genetic diversity in immunogenomics

Betty Coffman - June 29, 2021

Historically, most large-scale immunogenomic studies – those exploring the association between genes and disease – were conducted with a bias toward individuals of European...