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Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… Lockhart, Ph.D., program director, all in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society; and Cristina Kapustij, M.S., Sonya … our Policy and Program Analysis Branch in the Division of Policy, Communication and Education. … The reach of genomics is wide-ranging and can touch on many different …
Research Funding
The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program Abstracts and Activities Database organizes abstracts for all ELSI-related activities
… The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program funds and manages projects that conduct research and education on ELSI issues. ELSI also … for all ELSI projects and activities by the last name of the principle investigator (PI). Each entry also includes, …
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The Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe conference focused on issues arising from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.
… From prenatal genetic screening to the genetic testing of women with family histories of breast cancer, genomics is rapidly becoming a fixture in … on the vast number of issues that spring from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research, … "NHGRI has been the major funder of ELSI research since the beginning of the Human Genome …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… by African investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the National Institutes of Health's Common Fund in partnership with Britain's … One of the grants will support a research project to understand …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing … or exome. The clinical sequencing results will meet standards set by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement …
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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… that includes researchers from the National Institutes of Health has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The region is … The study provides clues to medical conditions in people of sub-Saharan African ancestry, and indicates that the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… I am excited about the upcoming appointments of two people into leadership positions of major significance to NHGRI. First, later this spring, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) will be appointing Amanda Perl as … The evolution of human altriciality and brain development in comparative …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
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As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… As a growing number of medical centers and laboratories are sequencing patients' DNA, they continue to uncover millions of DNA differences in genes and the regions between the genes. But doctors have struggled to know which of these inherited differences - variants - really matter. …
Research Funding
The PhenX Toolkit is a freely available web catalog of standard protocols for collecting data in biomedical and epidemiologic research
… REDCap compatible modules) to facilitate implementation of the measures and data analysis downstream. Studies that … statistical power and to replicate results. The use of PhenX measures facilitates collaboration and data sharing, thus increasing the impact of individual studies.  The PhenX Toolkit is widely used and …