Coriell Institute for Medical Research

07/22/2025

2024 was another exceptional year of achievement at Coriell. From advancing science to affirming our status as a premier biobank to providing students with opportunities to explore their interests in STEM.
Please learn more in our 2024 Annual Report.

2024 marked another year of remarkable progress and achievement at Coriell. In the lab, we had another outstanding year, with Coriell researchers breaking new ground with numerous papers published in

07/16/2025

Regulations, accreditation standards, and professional guidance require laboratories to use reference materials for assay development, validation, quality control, and proficiency testing of clinical genetic tests. There are, however, few publicly available reference materials for most genetic tests...

07/16/2025

We won't stop until we reach Victory Over Cancer®. We are thrilled that Katie Schumacher-Cawley will be honored with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance tonight at The ESPYS!

07/07/2025

Scientists from around the world joined to celebrate the illustrious career of Jaroslav Jelinek, MD, PhD, on his retirement as Coriell's Chief Scientific Officer.

Throughout his career, Dr. Jelinek has been a prolific researcher, significantly contributing to understanding cancer biology and hematopoietic stem cells. Over the course of his career, he has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles that have been cited more than 14,000 times. His most-cited article, Dnmt3a Is Essential for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation, has been cited 1,374 times since its publication in 2012.

Just as important, throughout his career at MD Anderson, the Fels Institute and Coriell, Dr. Jelinek helped mold future generations of biomedical professionals, mentoring dozens of post-docs who cite his tutelage as a significant reason for their successful careers as researchers, professors and clinicians.

On behalf of the biomedical community, we thank Dr. Jelinek for his many contributions to improving human health and fostering a pipeline of top-flight talent to carry on this important work.

We at Coriell wish Jaroslav a long and enjoyable retirement. We will miss his leadership, counsel and good humor.

06/23/2025

“The first step towards a surge in science for the state – which the state badly needs – is infrastructure, and we are potentially providing the beginning of the infrastructure in our first building,” says Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D., professor, president and CEO of the Coriell Institute for Medical Research.

Read more ➡ https://njbmagazine.com/monthly-articles/strategically-innovating-in-nj/

06/11/2025

Yesterday, our Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Innovation, Leo Jose, spoke at the Leading Life Sciences: Building Momentum in Greater Philadelphia panel. It was a lively discussion of the future of the Philadelphia life sciences ecosystem.

06/05/2025

On Tuesday, June 10, Coriell's Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Innovation, Leo Jose, will join the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia's panel discussion "Leading Life Sciences: Building Momentum in Greater Philadelphia". Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the initiatives and partnerships that will shape the future of the greater Philadelphia region's life science ecosystem.

To learn more and register for this event, check out:
apps.chamberphl.com/event/11368/leading-life-sciences-building-momentum-in-greater-philadelphia

06/02/2025

Did you know that Dr. Nancy Wexler’s samples from her study of Huntington’s Disease have been stored here at Coriell for over five decades? Between 1978 and 2002, Dr. Wexler led a research study on Huntington's Disease that collected samples from a village in Venezuela to study a family lineage with a high predisposition to inheriting Huntington's Disease. These 4,000 blood samples and 18,000 genetic samples assisted in the discovery of the gene that causes Huntington's Disease.

To learn more about Dr. Wexler and her work, check out ➡ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/health/huntingtons-disease-wexler.html

05/29/2025

05/27/2025

On Tuesday, June 10, Coriell's Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Innovation, Leo Jose, will join the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia for their Leading Life Sciences panel on the building momentum in Greater Philadelphia.

To learn more and register for this event, check out ➡ https://apps.chamberphl.com/event/11368/leading-life-sciences-building-momentum-in-greater-philadelphia

05/21/2025

How does Gennaro Calendo, Associate Director of Bioinformatics at Coriell, describe to friends and family outside of the industry?

"Usually I start with a question, 'How much do you know about DNA?' And then gauge how quickly their eyes glaze over and adjust my answer," he said.

Gennaro and the rest of the bioinformatics are essential parts of the team at Coriell. He answered several questions about his work, including the one above at greater length in this Q&A. To read more, check out our blog ➡ https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Press-Room/Coriell-Blog/2024/06/13/Computing-Biology-How-Bioinformatics-is-Making-a-Difference-at-Coriell

05/15/2025

Did you know that we ship to over 89 countries? To learn more about our services, check out our website ➡coriell.org/1/Services/Overview