Johns Hopkins University statistical geneticist, Nilanjan Chatterjee, Ph.D., a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, to help us at 23andMe put into context the work being done around the world on polygenic risk modeling.

23andMe’s Senior Product Scientist, Michael Multhaup, Ph.D., will offer up some of what we’ve learned in a presentation at the American Diabetes Association conference titled “Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility in a Diverse Consumer Genetic Database.”

Formally launched last year as one of several initiatives to expand diversity in genetics research, 23andMe’s Populations Collaborations Program supports researchers working with understudied populations from locations as wide-ranging as...

A poem for mom from us here at 23andMe as we get nearer to Mother's Day, highlighting just a few of the many traits we inherited from her.

23andMe's senior director for research, Joanna Mountain, memorializes the pioneering human geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, who passed away last year. Luca, as he was known to his friends, helped lay the groundwork for using genetics to study human migration and population genetics.

23andMe research participant Tony Garrett gives his perspective on why he is participating in research and his hopes for the future.

For April Fools Day 23andMe releases data showing some of their findings on how genetics plays a role not just in a person’s sense of humor, but in their ability to get a joke.

New Parkinson’s disease research by scientists at 23andMe has identified more than 100 phenotypic variables related to the disease, offering a potential step forward in efforts to diagnose Parkinson’s disease...

By Briana Cameron, Ph.D.,  and Robert Gentleman, Ph.D.* Regular physical activity is important for good health. Research has shown that exercise can help prevent such things as cardiovascular disease and diabetes...

Editors’ note: We first posted this piece by Joyce Tung, Vice President of Research at 23andMe, on April 4 2017, but in light of the current budget debate over deep...