The "1000 Genomes of Uzbekistan" project will become part of the new BIOME Center for Cellular Technologies. A memorandum on its creation was signed on September 14 in Seoul in the presence of the presidents of Uzbekistan and South Korea. The center will be located at the Center for Advanced Technologies of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan.
BIOME is intended to combine research on cellular material, genomic technologies, bioinformatics, and artificial intelligence. Its structure will also include a biobank, where samples for scientific work will be stored. The developed technologies are planned to be applied in oncology, restoration of damaged tissues, and treatment of diseases for which existing methods are not yet sufficiently effective.
Within the framework of the "1000 Genomes of Uzbekistan" project, data from more than 1200 participants have already been collected, including about 10 million genetic markers. This information is used to create a genetic map of the population, assess disease risks, and develop personalized medicine. The country also operates the first stem cell bank, storing more than 1200 samples, and a drug for treating oncological diseases has been prepared based on NK cells.