Coriell Institute for Medical Research

02/05/2026

On World Cancer Day, we stand with everyone impacted by cancer and the researchers working toward cures. In South Jersey, leaders like Coriell Institute and the MD Anderson Cooper Cancer Center are driving groundbreaking research and delivering real hope to patients and families.

02/02/2026

In 1995, researchers at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk made a groundbreaking discovery for families who may carry Tay-Sachs disease. Their successful study demonstrated that even if both parents are carriers of the disease, a successful pregnancy and birth could still be accomplished with preimplantation genetic screening. By 1996, almost 40 healthy children had been born worldwide after going through this preimplantation diagnosis process. Read more on our blog ➡ https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Press-Room/Coriell-Blog/2026/01/29/TaySachs-Disease-and-a-Breakthrough-That-Changed-Genetic-Testing

01/21/2026

Rare Disease Day is a little over a month away! Join New Jersey Rare Action Network at the Make-A-Wish Castle on Friday, February 27.
Learn more and register ➡ https://rarediseases.org/event/rare-disease-day-new-jersey-2026/

01/20/2026

Join us as a sponsor of the 45th Annual Coriell Science Fair and play a vital role in nurturing the scientific curiosity of middle and high school students in South Jersey as they begin their journey to the Delaware Valley Science Fairs - DVSF and, eventually, the globally recognized Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. To learn more, check out the link ➡ https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Education/Coriell-Institute-Science-Fair/Sponsors

01/16/2026

Jean-Pierre Issa, MD, president and CEO of the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, in an interview with Invest, discussed how partnerships and innovations build growth in the life sciences sector. “Each dollar brings in additional dollars in research from the government, and eventually, many more dollars from investors interested in the next generation of drugs and technologies,” Issa added.

Read more ➡ https://capitalanalyticsassociates.com/jean-pierre-issa-president-ceo-coriell-institute-for-medical-research/

01/14/2026

In his remarks at yesterday's General Assembly Reorganization, Majority Leader
Louis Greenwald cited the establishment of the cord blood bank at Coriell as an example of impactful policy that will make a difference in people's lives. Thank you Majority Leader Greenwald for your support throughout the years. We look forward to continuing working with you to improve patient outcomes and quality of life.

01/12/2026

We are just a few months away from the 2026 Science Fair, which will take place Saturday, March 14th!

The Annual Coriell Institute Science Fair showcases students from Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in grades 6 through 12, providing students the opportunity to demonstrate their passion for science through their projects that span the STEM disciplines. To learn more and sign up, check out our link in bio.

01/08/2026

After their son was diagnosed as one of the world’s first known cases of Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome, Lee Reavey and his wife helped build what is now the NCBRS Worldwide Foundation—connecting families, advancing research, and creating hope.

In 2025, the NCBRS Worldwide Foundation hosted their first conference in America, and Coriell’s Sophia Gross joined them to share how biobanking can accelerate rare disease research, while families took a powerful step forward by contributing samples—bringing NCBRS representation to the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository for the first time.

Read more about it on our blog ➡ https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Press-Room/Coriell-Blog/2026/01/02/A-Global-Movement-for-NCBRS-Support-Starts-with-One-Familys-Search-for-Answers

01/05/2026

For more than 150 years, manufacturing on the Parkside neighborhood property ranged from oil cloths to leather belts to pesticides before falling into disuse with vacant buildings and weeds.

But plans now are moving ahead for the nonprofit Coriell Institute for Medical Research, founded in Camden 72 years ago, to move from its Haddon Avenue headquarters to a new four-story “state-of-the-art research and office facility” on the former industrial site at 1300 Walnut Street.

Read more ➡ https://www.tapinto.net/towns/camden/sections/development/articles/coriell-institute-s-new-hq-plan-approved-by-camden-planning-board

01/02/2026

South Jersey health care providers are pursuing these construction projects across the area.

12/17/2025

Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a maternally inherited mitochondrial disease that causes sudden, painless loss of vision. About 100 people experience the onset of LHON each year, and no one is too young or too old to become affected. The disease affects cells in your retina and optic nerve, called retinal ganglion cells.

In 1988, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine made a groundbreaking discovery using cell lines from the NIGMS Human Genetic Cell Repository at Coriell. Their findings demonstrated that a single base change in mitochondrial DNA results in LHON. This finding has affected all research moving forward on this disease and led to clinical gene therapy trials. One of the leading centers for LHON research and patient care sits right across the river from Coriell at the Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.

Read more on our blog ➡ https://www.coriell.org/1/About-Us/Press-Room/Coriell-Blog/2025/12/01/How-Coriells-Cell-Lines-Drive-Breakthrough-Research-on-Lebers-hereditary-optic-neuropathy-

12/16/2025

The Coriell Institute for Medical Research announced that it has reached a five-year, $48-million agreement with the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) to manage 3.5 million biological samples from more than 200,000 people.

Coriell Institute Lands $48M Federal Contract for Mental Illness Research