The Variant Bio Blog

How Prof. Lyn Griffiths is returning study results from a collaboration with Variant Bio to participating communities on Norfolk Island

Reflections on our drug discovery journey from co-founder Stephane Castel

How Variant Bio and collaborators in the Faroe Islands are exploring links between Faroese population history, ancestry, and human health

How the translational genetics team at Variant Bio uses genomics and other molecular data types to better understand disease mechanisms

Important takeaways of an all-staff training at Variant Bio led by researchers from the Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomic…

How the computational genetics team at Variant Bio analyzes data to provide novel biological insights for therapeutic discoveries

Co-founder and CSO Kaja Wasik bids farewell to Variant Bio, and welcomes her successor, David Moller

How bioinformaticians at Variant Bio work to identify genetic variation and gene expression in studies around the world

How Dr. Tristan Pascart, in partnership with Variant Bio, returned research results on gout to participating communities in French…

How population geneticist Iman Hamid works to identify unique genetic patterns in order to better understand human health and disease

Sharing our approach to data and sample governance in partnerships around the world

How study environment, partner expertise, and community input shape what we measure, and how we measure it

How Stephie Raveloson, a graduate student in biological anthropology, gained training and experience through a partnership with Variant Bio

How Variant Bio and Princeton University researchers designed and carried out community engagement for a project on kidney health in Kenya

A chat with three scientists leading the charge at Variant Bio, and the paths they took to get here

A chat with public engagement officers about the challenges and highlights of this model, and why it matters

A summary of the work Variant Bio has done to date to ensure short-term benefits are rolled out around the world

How Variant Bio approaches results return on the ground, together with research partners

How Variant Bio works across teams to better understand genetics underlying disease

How we are expanding our commitment to sharing the benefits of research with partner communities around the world

How we are building and maintaining meaningful relationships in genomics research among Pasifika and Māori communities

Variant Bio Fellow Isabella Apriyana discusses a new genomics study taking place across Indonesia

Introducing the organizations selected to receive benefits across French Polynesia’s five archipelagos

How Variant Bio works with potential partners around the world to identify exceptional health-related traits