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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… as part of the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus study. Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., scientific director of the NHGRI Intramural … as many diverse groups of people as possible,” said Rotimi, a co-author on the paper. “It is the single biggest …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. details the upcoming appointment of acting NHGRI Deputy Director, Vence Bonham Jr., J.D. and what it means for the institute.
… and challenges for patients and their physicians. … Charles Rotimi, Ph.D, distinguished NIH investigator in the NHGRI … and Toni Morrison. International members have included Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Genome Statute and Legislation Database, which recently received a major revamp to help researchers, policy analysts, and the public more easily find state-level legislation related to genomics.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.; Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.; and Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., who is the current scientific director. In …
Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Gaye A, Doumatey AP*, Davis SK, Rotimi CN, Gibbons GH. Whole-genome transcriptomic insights … PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5789085. (* co-first-author) Rotimi CN, Bentley AR, Doumatey AP, Chen G, Shriner D, … PubMed PMID: 22492993; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3373247. Charles BA, Doumatey A, Huang H, Zhou J, et al. The roles of …
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NHGRI, NMNH and the NIH Foundation will present a symposium on the future of genomics, health, and the impact of genomics globally.
… Associate Member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Charles Rotimi , Ph.D. , Director, Center for Research on Genomics … Baird Auditorium, ground floor, 10th and Constitution Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. The symposium is the culmination of a …
The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… NHGRI scientific director, Charles Rotimi, Ph.D. , was featured on the cover of the March issue … eye-catching cover pointed to the issue’s publication of Charles’ 2022 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… computational genomics and data science fields,” said Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., Scientific Director of NHGRI’s Intramural …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… restructuring, which coincides with the completion of Charles Rotimi’s second year as the IRP’s scientific director, the … important area of genomics research within the IRP. Dr. Rotimi summarized the current state of the NHGRI IRP at the …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
… are beautifully revealed by a study like this,” said Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., scientific director of the Intramural Research …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers are partnering to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data.
… select contexts Panelists: Katherine Chao: Broad Institute Charles Rotimi, National Human Genome Research Institute Kyle …