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Five-year MIRA award will support research to advance understanding and treatment for rare diseases GREENWOOD, S.C. (October 20, 2026) –…

International study finds variants in a gene associated with MPS I can cause inherited retinal disease Drs. Gavin Arno (left)…

GREENWOOD, S.C.  — The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) hosted “Mitochondria in Motion: New Hope for Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurodegenerative…

GREENWOOD, S.C.  — Gavin Arno, PhD, Associate Director of Research at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), has received a three-year…

Jessica Cooley Coleman, PhD GREENWOOD, S.C.  — Jessica Cooley Coleman, PhD, has completed the Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) Fellowship at…

GREENWOOD, S.C.  —The Board of Directors of the Greenwood Genetic Center announced the initiation of a comprehensive CEO succession planning process,…

GREENWOOD, S.C. — The Science on Tap community lecture series is returning to Greenwood this fall with a presentation focused…

First laboratory in Southeast to offer cutting-edge testing clinically GREENWOOD, SC (April 14, 2026)— The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) Diagnostic…

GREENWOOD, SC (February 25, 2026)— The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) has received $1,106,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending through the U.S.…

The Keys for Care crowd raises their tambourines to support Care Reimagined. Greenwood, SC (February 12, 2026) – The Greenwood…

Greenwood, SC (January 27, 2026) – The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) announces the appointment of Dr. Matt Logan to the…

Greenwood, SC (January 21, 2026) – The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) Foundation announces the appointment of two new members, Erica…

Jay Nexsen retires from the GGC Board of Directors following two decades of service. The GGC Holdings Board of Directors…

Greenwood Genetic Center Launches Education Endowment with Gift from Longtime Supporters Jim and Jane McDonald November 5, 2025 – The…

Greenwood Genetic Center Awarded Grant for Innovative Research in ”Childhood Alzheimer’s” Cure Sanfilippo Foundation Supports Work to Accelerate Diagnosis and…

(August 20,2025) – The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) is proud to announce its central role in a newly awarded $5.4…

(July 14, 2025)  – GGC’s Associate Director of Research, Heather Flanagan-Steet, PhD, has been awarded a Translational Science Grant from…

(July 7, 2025) – Atlas Sardoo, MSc, PhD, who recently joined the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) as a fellow, received…

Center Receives National MPS Society grant to investigate personalized treatments (April 7, 2025) – The National MPS Society has awarded…

(March 31, 2025)  – From Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ to the patient-requested ‘Old MacDonald Had a Farm,’ guests at the…