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Dr. Lawrence Brody is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and director of NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
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… and disease prevention. With investigators in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, he initiated and … metabolic pathways, birth defects, ethical legal and social issues, BRCA1, BRCA2, breast cancer … Lawrence Brody, … metabolic pathways, birth defects, ethical legal and social issues, BRCA1, BRCA2, breast cancer … Dr. Lawrence …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … The UGSP offers … to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. … NIH Undergraduate … Biomedical Research Careers, Behavioral Research Careers, Social Science Health-related Research Careers, Research …
Talking Glossary
Dominant, as related to genetics, refers to the relationship between an observed trait and the two inherited versions of a gene related to that trait.
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… affected by SCD to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms. … Bonham , Jr., J.D., an associate investigator with NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch , Division of … humans), the genome (all the genes in a person), and the social and environmental factors that may impact their …
Clinical Research
The Metabolism, Infection and Immunity (MINI) Section aims to define the relationship between infection, immunity and clinical decline in individuals with mitochondrial disease.
Talking Glossary
La interacción genes–ambiente se refiere a interrelación de los genes (y en términos más amplios, de la función del genoma) y el entorno fÃsico y social.
… amplios, de la función del genoma) y el entorno fÃsico y social. … Gene–environment interaction refers to the … (and, more broadly, genome function) and the physical and social environment. These interactions influence the … water, nutrition, ultraviolet radiation from the sun and social context. … La interacción genes–ambiente se refiere a …
Event
Identifying the ELSI challenges raised by Citizen Science in the context of biomedical research and identify ways for the NIH to address these ELSI issues.
… Trans-NIH Workshop to Explore the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Citizen Science … National … Center … MD … 5635 Fisher Lane … Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Citizen Science … Identifying the ELSI …
Social Media
NHGRI launched a Reddit Science "Ask Me Anything" series to share our genomics expertise with the public through online question and answer sessions.
… the public through online question and answer sessions. … Social Media …
Profile
After a lifelong obsession with completing things, Adam Phillippy has helped in the final completion of the human genome sequence. The researcher talks about his life path to genomics, his relationship with perfection and his next big thing.