蜜桃直播 (蜜桃直播) has become the first academic partner in a new genomics education program launched by , creator of the Mastermind genomic search engine providing search results from the full-text database of 6.5 million genomic-focused scientific articles.

鈥淲e feel strongly that Mastermind is the best way to interpret variants and make clinical decisions more quickly. We realized that schools like 蜜桃直播 are the future of genomics. We鈥檙e partners in equipping the next generation of genomic scientists,鈥� says Candace Chapman, director of marketing for Genomenon, a privately held company founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2014.

, an assistant professor of genetics in 蜜桃直播鈥檚 and the (MSGDA) program coordinator, adds, 鈥淚t is a meeting of the minds. Genomenon is interested in making relevant products to understand variation in the human genome. 蜜桃直播 is interested in revolutionizing education and is the first of its kind to educate students for evolving roles in clinical genomics and genetic counseling.鈥�

The relationship with Genomenon gives students in 蜜桃直播鈥檚 new two-year MSGDA and (MSGC) programs access to the professional version of Mastermind until graduation. This version offers the 14 MSGC and seven MSGDA students advanced genomic search capabilities, refined search results based on (AGMG) criteria, and deeper insights into each result.

鈥淭his will give our students familiarity with reading primary literature and how to use professional tools. Mastermind helps organize articles by the evidence in them. It takes you to appropriate information very quickly," Fortini says.

She has already begun using Mastermind as a teaching tool in her Human Genomics course.

鈥淭he students saw the value immediately and especially liked the publication graph that lets you click on a visual representation. If you choose a disease and a gene, a screen shows a graph plotting the articles by their publication date and number of citations.鈥�

Genomenon is also providing 蜜桃直播 with Mastermind Variant Interpretation Cards鈥攁 deck of overview, scoring, workflow, and criteria information that Chapman compares to flash cards. These help in learning the ACMG variant interpretation framework and preparing students to be able to decide whether a specific variant is causing a disease.

鈥淭he ACMG sets guidelines and has a flowchart of evidence you鈥檙e allowed to use and how much credence to give the evidence,鈥� explains Fortini. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to take this and make it something students can use. Genomenon鈥檚 cards help in talking about each type of evidence and how to group them to make a decision.鈥�

Genomenon plans to continue providing these educational resources not only to the current 蜜桃直播 students, but also to subsequent classes in the MSGC and MSGDA programs.

鈥淎ccess to Mastermind will allow them to spend more time learning and less time searching,鈥� says Chapman. 鈥淲e hope these students will be enamored with Mastermind because we believe we are the best way to find information from the literature.鈥�

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In the May 14, 2019 episode of the , Barbara Fortini interviewed Genomenon CSO and Co-Founder Mark Kiel! You can listen below or on :