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Horizon Newsletter – April 2025

Accredited FGG Services to Better Serve You! Signature Science’s Advanced Genomics Laboratory has been accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 quality standard for forensic testing of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs). As part of the accreditation process, our laboratory successfully passed ANAB’s assessment with zero non-conformances... MORE
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PLANES: Plausibility Analysis of Epidemiological Signals – Published in “PLoS One”

Abstract:Methods for reviewing epidemiological signals are necessary to building and maintaining data-driven public health capabilities. We have developed a novel approach for assessing the plausibility of infectious disease forecasts and surveillance data. The PLANES (PLausibility ANalysis of Epidemiological Signals) methodology is designed to be multi-dimensional and flexible, yielding an overall score based on... MORE
Stylized human head sneezing with virus molecules coming out of nose. Text reads: "rplanes - Open Source Publication Now Available."

PLANES: Plausibility Analysis of Epidemiological Signals – Published in “PLoS One”

Abstract:Methods for reviewing epidemiological signals are necessary to building and maintaining data-driven public health capabilities. We have developed a novel approach for assessing the plausibility of infectious disease forecasts and surveillance data. The PLANES (PLausibility ANalysis of Epidemiological Signals) methodology is designed to be multi-dimensional and flexible, yielding an overall score based on... MORE
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Signature Science selected for GSA Unrestricted OASIS+ Research and Development Contract

AUSTIN, TEXAS – March 04, 2025 - Signature Science, LLC is a recipient of an award under the General Services Administration (GSA) Unrestricted OASIS+ (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus) contract vehicle. The company has a prime award in the Research and Development domain.OASIS+ is a “Best-in-Class” (BIC) government-wide,... MORE
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FluFIVE: Publicly Hosted Flu Communication Dashboard 

The Flu Forecasting Interpretation Visualization and Evaluation (FluFIVE) web application provides a user-friendly interface to explore probabilistic near-term forecasts of incident influenza hospitalizations in the United States. The source of forecasts is the CDC FluSight initiative, which since 2013 has served as a consortium to coordinate influenza forecasting efforts in the United States. FluFIVE provides forecast... MORE
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Horizon Newsletter – February 2025

Laboratory Leadership at AAFS Documentary standards play a critical role in ensuring consistency, quality, and credibility in forensic science. Hosted in collaboration with Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, our Deep-Dive session at AAFS will explore the importance of standards development, how the process works, and the benefits of becoming actively... MORE