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The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National … interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities … conduct research at the intersection of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences and train the next generation …
Statement
NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… Remarks from the Human Pangenome Media Briefing … Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of … Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of …
Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
… The Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) aims to develop … conduct research at the intersection of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences and train the next generation … that emerges in community environments such as social media and mass media. Our work maps how genomic information …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is fostering an appreciation for what our DNA means for our health, identities and culture.
… anyone's genome sequence raises many issues regarding the social context of genomics. Information about our genomes is … your society? Continued studies of the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic advances can help to break … human genome sequence would raise many ethical and social issues. In 1990, the Ethical, Legal, and Social …
News Release
NIH will hold a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" with members of its NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program, a part of the Division … Impact on Society Members of the media and public are invited to ask questions, or follow … like CRISPR-Cas9 raise? The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program, is designed to bring …
Event
A social media campaign, organized by NHGRI and its partners, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.
… Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 5 to June 9, 2023, that focuses on … A social media campaign, organized by NHGRI and its partners, that … A social media campaign, organized by NHGRI and its partners, that …
News Release
Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… of Health will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by advances in genomics research and … (NHGRI) Centers of Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research (CEER) program. … Indian and Alaskan Native communities. "Many ethical and social problems are not solved by experts in a single …
Research Funding
Fosters basic and applied research on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic and genomic research.
… new, or particularly persistent, ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genetics and genomics. … These projects may explore and elucidate the personal, social and cultural factors that shape the generation, … These projects may investigate the ethical, legal, social and policy issues that arise in connection with the …
Event
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will hold a roundtable on social and behavioral genomics.
… - 1:40 p.m. — Moderated Discussion: Genetics in postwar social and behavioral research Moderator: Nayanika Ghosh, … project paused amid backlash by Katharine Sanderson Social and behavioral science at the forefront of genomics: … a 3-million-person GWAS of educational attainment” by the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium Problems with …
Event
The purpose of this semi-annual lecture series is to bring distinguished researchers whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to the NIH community.
… The Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) Seminar … whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to the NIH community. … Social and Behavioral Research Branch Seminar Series … whose work sits at the interaction of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences to speak to the NIH community. …