The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium, U.K.

This article reports that the magazine's award for Research Leader of the Year was given to the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium which conducted a huge genetic study to look at the genetic causes for various diseases. Their research will enable physicians to calculate the chances of a patient developing a disease that was inherited. The goal of the project is to have a patient submit a blood sample so treatment and prevention can be personalized to the patient's genetic makeup.