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NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate innovative … The research is being funded as part of the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) … , initiated in 2010 and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer …
Research Funding
The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (the Alliance) is to develop and maintain sustainable genome information resources that facilitate the use of diverse model organisms in understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human biology, health and disease. This understanding is fundamental for advancing genome biology research and for translating human genome data into clinical utility.
… The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance), Model Organism Databases (MODs), … (GO) Consortium is to develop and maintain sustainable genome information resources that facilitate the use of … research and for translating human genome data into clinical utility. …
About Genomics
Educational resources that will spark scientific curiosity, improve genomic literacy, and foster engagement among learners.
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… As knowledge stemming from the completion of the Human Genome Project continues to expand, and genome sequencing technologies become increasingly … "As genomics research extends throughout biomedical and clinical research, it is especially important that we provide …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are working with patients … to define the relationship between infection, immunity and clinical decline in individuals with mitochondrial disease. … Clinical studies give us a better understanding of how genes …
News Release
NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar programs address a major barrier to … Cancer Institute. The goal of ClinGen is to bring together clinical and research experts to develop standard processes …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, … the researcher directly interacts with human subjects. Clinical researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are developing advanced … Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, …
News Release
As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… investigators with the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) describe how the program is evaluating the clinical … ClinGen setting standards for when genes and their variants … ClinGen, gene variants, disease risk, Heidi Rehm, genome sequencing, Jonathan Berg …
Secondary Genomics Findings Service
Frequently Asked Questions and Resources
… proper consent language.  What if my project is for exome/genome sequencing of more than 300 participants per year? … never been seen at the NIH. How do I register them as a clinical center patient? Please follow the external-location …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… people and programs of the institute. Genomics Education Resource Center (GenomeEd) : An online repository of genomics … (ISCC-PEG) has created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource designed for the general clinician who may see … healthcare practitioners to advance pharmacogenomics in clinical practice. Pharmacogenomics Educational Links …