02 Nov 2011 | Nature Medicine Article Comments on Population Diagnostics’ Autism DNA Test Development
Nature Medicine – November 2, 2011 – journal article on autism Dx testing discusses Population Diagnostics’ test development for pre-symptomatic diagnosis in newborns. Early detection is advocated by clinicians and researchers, “The earlier the diagnosis, the earlier you can start some type of interventional therapy,” said Dr. Stephen Scherer at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
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15 Sep 2011 | Population Diagnostics Appoints Sir Walter Bodmer to Scientific Advisory Board
Press Release – Melville, NY – September 15, 2011 – Population Diagnostics, Inc. (PDx), a private company with a novel approach for systematically uncovering the genetic causes of disease as well as the genetic basis of drug efficacy and safety, announced today the appointment of Sir Walter Bodmer to its Scientific Advisory Board.
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02 Nov 2010 | Population Diagnostics Awarded Two Federal Grants to Support Its Autism and Parkinson’s Disease Programs
Grant Awards – November 2, 2010 – Population Diagnostics was awarded two federal grants totaling $489,000 under a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted in 2010. The grant applications, which were reviewed and approved by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), are entitled:
"Development of an Autism Early Detection Genetic Test"
"A Rational & Systematic Approach to Parkinson's Disease ("PD") Drug Therapy Development"
12 Sep 2010 | Population Diagnostics Submits Public Comments to the FDA Regarding Laboratory-Developed Test (LDT) Regulation
Public comments (Docket ID FDA-2010-N-0274) – September 12, 2010 – Population Diagnostics submitted comments to the FDA in response to the July 19-20 meeting held for public input on a proposal to increase oversight of LDTs, which are currently regulated by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA).
05 Jul 2010 | Modern Approaches to the Study of the Genetics of Autism
Event – Jerusalem, Israel – July 5-6, 2010 – icare4autism’s 2010 International Autism Conference. Dr. Eli Hatchwell, Population Diagnostics CSO and Associate Professor at SUNY Stony Brook, was an invited speaker and chaired the Genetics Section at Icare4autism’s 2010 International Autism Conference.
17 May 2010 | Population Diagnostics Receives Grant from National Institutes of Health for Parkinson’s Disease Study
Press Release –Melville, NY– May 17, 2010 – Population Diagnostics, Inc. (PDx), a private company with a novel approach to revealing the genetic causes of disease and predicting drug response, announced today it has been awarded a federal grant to identify the genetic causes of Parkinson’s Disease. Funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health, the project is being led by Eli Hatchwell, MD, PhD, an Associate Professor at Stony Brook University Medical Center and a co-founder of PDx.
05 Feb 2010 | CNV Studies in Autism and other Neurological Disorders
Event – San Francisco, CA – February 5, 2010 – CHI’s 17th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference 2010. CEO Jim Chinitz, invited speaker in Diagnostics Channel session: Personalized Diagnostics: “Under the Hood” Technologies for Molecular Diagnostics, Innovative Diagnostics for Personalized Medicine
13 Jan 2010 | Population Diagnostics Appoints Dr. Peggy Eis as Chief Technology Officer
Press Release – Melville, NY – January 13, 2010 – Population Diagnostics, Inc. (PDx), a private company developing a new generation of molecular diagnostic and personalized medicine companion tests, announced today the appointment of Dr. Peggy Eis as Chief Technology Officer
02 Nov 2009 | Cоpy Number Variation (CNV) Analysis and Causative Mutations
Event – New Orleans, LA – November 2, 2009 – 53rd Annual American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Research Conference. CEO Jim Chinitz, invited speaker in session “The Translation of Genomic Science into Osteopathic Clinical Practice and Research”
17 Jan 2008 | Population Diagnostics Wins Award in New York State Technology Innovation Competition
Press Release – Melville, NY – June 17, 2008 – Population Diagnostics, Inc. (PDx) announced today that it has won a technology innovation awarded by NY Loves Bio… sponsoring PDx in the New York Pavilion at the BIO 2008 International Conference
04 Apr 2008 | World Autism Awareness Day interview with Population Diagnostics Cofounder
Dr. Eli Hatchwell
CNN International (London Studio) – April 4, 2008 – Anchorwoman Rosemary Church
19 Mar 2008 | Researchers Identify Copy Number Variation Linked to Autism by Subtracting
‘Normal’ Variation
GenomeWeb Daily News – March 19, 2008 – Article featuring Population Diagnostics cofounder Dr. Hatchwell’s discovery of autism gene Contactin 4 (CNTN4) [Journal of Medical Genetics publication] and the company’s normal variation core technology for discovery of disease genes
19 Mar 2008 | Population Diagnostics Mutation Discovery Technology is Used to Find Autism Gene
Newday– March 19, 2008 – Population Diagnostics, Inc. announced today that its mutation discovery technology was used to reveal genetic biomarkers associated with autism
19 Mar 2008 | Gene for Brain Connections Linked with Autism
Reuters – March 19, 2008 – Health and Science article featuring Population Diagnostics cofounder Dr. Hatchwell’s discovery of autism gene Contactin 4 (CNTN4) [Journal of Medical Genetics paper]; cites Population Diagnostics is developing early detection tests for autism and other genetic diseases
