Coriell Institute for Medical Research

06/16/2026

Dr. Coriell's legacy lives on in South Jersey. Thank you to for recognizing the role he played in Camden's history.

Discover more of the South Jersey figures who shaped the region's history — poets, a governor and a soup inventor.

06/15/2026

From 1978 to 2002, Dr. Nancy Wexler led a Huntington's Disease research project in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo region. She and her team collected samples from families with a high risk for the disease. In her recent book, My Life, My Science: Pursuing a Cure for Huntington’s Disease, Dr. Wexler describes how they traced the disease back to one woman, Maria Conception, who lived there in the early 1800s.

The Coriell Institute has stored the samples Dr. Wexler collected in Venezuela in its Biobanks for more than 50 years. These blood samples have also helped researchers map genes linked to other diseases, such as familial Alzheimer's disease, kidney cancers, two types of neurofibromatosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and others.

Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself?

06/08/2026

Coriell is proud to continue to grow right here in Camden, a city of progress.

The mayor spent more than 50 minutes highlighting the city’s record-low crime, neighborhood investments and workforce initiatives in his State of the City address.

06/04/2026

Last week, Coriell welcomed Senator Andy Kim for a tour. His visit highlighted our growing biomedical research programs, our world-renowned biobank, and the Strategic Innovation Center and headquarters under development.

We are grateful for Senator Kim’s continued partnership and advocacy for our mission.

06/03/2026

Last month, a group of Coriell employees volunteered to head over to Camden High School for a Career Day. Coriell scientists, Project Managers, Bioinformaticians, and Administrative Employees shared insights about their professions with groups of local students!

Thank you to all who volunteered!

05/20/2026

Did you miss Gene Expression, Edited? Check out the full webinar on the American Chemical Society's website, as well as the presenter's slides and a summary of the event.

Join Kavita Iyer of CAS for a data-driven look at emerging trends, enabling technologies, and innovation in epigenetics, followed by Jean Pierre Issa of the Coriell Institute for Medical Research on how epigenetic regulation shapes cancer therapeutics and translational medicine.

05/19/2026

We were so happy to partner with Rowan College of South Jersey for their STEM Discovery Day, where over 100 students from 11 South Jersey high schools had the chance to experience what it's like to be college students for a day. Students participated in a variety of STEM workshops, toured lab spaces, and more.

Read more about the event ➡https://snjtoday.com/students-enhance-analytical-critical-thinking-skills-at-rcsj-stem-discovery-day/

05/14/2026

Earlier this week, Tom Bergeron of BINJE caught up with John Apathy, Will Rodgers, and Diego Morales Scheihing of Coriell at BioNJ's BioPartnering conference to talk about our expansion into commercial services. Check out the full article on BINJE.

Discover the legacy of Coriell and its role in the polio vaccine development and cutting-edge medical research.

05/13/2026

The Research & Development Council of New Jersey is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Edison Patent Award. For more information about the awards and to see the template/guidelines and access the nomination form, check out ➡ https://form.typeform.com/to/cE2I6f3H?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com.

05/06/2026

Join the American Chemical Society and Coriell’s CEO, Dr. Jean-Pierre Issa; Dr. Saverio Alberti of the University of Messina; and Kavita Iyer of CAS for a data-driven overview of the epigenetics research landscape, highlighting emerging trends, enabling technologies, and areas of innovation that are accelerating discovery across the field. Register now ➡ https://www.acs.org/acs-webinars/library/cancer-epigenetics.html