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Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… of Ibadan in Nigeria. After a residency in pediatrics and genetics, he became a faculty member of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a consultant pediatrician/geneticist at the University … investigator at NHGRI in 2016. Dr. Adeyemo works on the genomics of complex disease, focusing on cardiometabolic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 4, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the establishment of the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC), which aims to move towards more internationally coordinated, sustainable, and streamlined mechanisms that support the biodata ecosystem.
… Abbey in Brno, Czech Republic, where he lived. Breeding and studying those peas led him to discover the fundamental … own shout out for his contributions to NIH. His leadership and stewardship of NIH’s broader Intramural Research Program … ( part 1 and part 2 ) produced by the NHGRI History of Genomics Program and a recent fireside chat that I had with …
Your Genome
Information about the relationship between genomics and health for patients, families and health professionals.
… Going beyond family health history … Genetic conditions can be difficult to understand and raise many questions for you and your family. Our resources will help you find detailed … of pharmacogenomics, and tools to create your own family health history. … a list of frequently asked questions about the genome and how it relates to your health. …
Staff
Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… care administration. He obtained a second master's degree and a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of … 2008 to found the trans-institute Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, with the mission of advancing research into … affected members and listing in the Minority Health Genomics and Translational Research Biorespository Database …
Health
The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers, and thought leaders to share learning, understand barriers in depth, and discuss issues and potential solutions related to the collection of family health history information.
… The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers and thought leaders to share learning, understand barriers in depth, and discuss issues and potential solutions related to the … MCHES® Associate Professor Director, Health Promotion and Genomics Lab Department of Health and Kinesiology Texas A&M …
Health
Knowledge of your family health history can help you and your healthcare providers identify patterns of inheritance and risk factors.
… Knowledge of your family health history can help you and your healthcare providers identify patterns of inheritance and risk factors. … Modernizing family health history: achievable strategies to reduce … Researchers build a statistical model using family health history to improve disease risk assessment May 1, 2019 …
News Release
NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… Researchers have made a good start in identifying and understanding genetic mutations that have evolved over … can increase the risk of other diseases in Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , … that causes African sleeping sickness, but today Africans and people of African ancestry with these genetic mutations …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.Â
… The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect … in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide … genomic research accelerates , understanding the role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical …
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… Find out how learning your family's health history can help you discover your genomic heritage and risks, and guide you in making healthy environment and lifestyle … A product of the NHGRI and the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, the My Family Health Portrait  is a website that helps you create your own …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, … has called for the adoption of 'precision medicine,' where genomics, epigenomics, environmental exposure, and other data …