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Policy Issues
Patients with genetic disorders and members of the public have diverse about germline genome editing.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… Project, researchers began developing tools to detect genomic differences between people. When scientists agreed to … new types of variants within human genomes. Human genomic variation is particularly important because a very … the beauty in human diversity (much of it caused by genomic variation); you can see true joy in their online …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all. … and needs of diverse communities related to genomics and genomic medicine. Develop programs and disseminating tools … their ability to reach all communities and to increase genomic literacy. Work in partnership with NHGRI to build …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… Carver genomic Research Center (CGRC) at Tuskegee University (TU), … a globally renowned center of emerging excellence in genomic medicine with a focus on health disparities. The … specifically focusing on building the next generation of genomic health scientists and workforce in rural Alabama. …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving … integrated training pipeline to develop foundational genomic and bioinformatic training and professional … The specific aims WDC include: 1) establishing a genomic education feeder pipeline to initiate, identify and …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence.
… pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence. … pangenome BBC: Updated DNA map better reflects human diversity Yahoo!: Scientists announce rough draft of human … News: Genetics Breakthrough: Promising new era of ethnic diversity-informed tests and treatments …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… Indian, Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latinx, and Black or African American students. During the course, teachers work … outreach, Carla Easter, Christina Daulton, Belen Hurle, diversity in genomics workforce …
Staff
Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… papers describing: the first genome scan for obesity in an African population, the first genome-wide linkage analysis for serum lipids in an African population, the first study of genetic structure in … study (GWAS) for hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. Dr. Adeyemo is currently co-chair of the …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI aims to ensure all populations are knowledgeable about and can participate in genomics research.
… is important for everyone to be informed about continuing genomic research and to understand the ethical, legal and … in May 2002; its name was subsequently changed to the Diversity Action Plan (DAP). The goal has been to increase … to have DAP training activities (Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), large-scale sequencing centers and …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… The Implementing Genomic in Practice (IGNITE) Network was established in 2013 … and RFA-HG-13-004 ) to develop methods for incorporating genomic information into clinical care and explore the … the network, IGNITE I , was a consortium of collaborative genomic medicine pilot Demonstration Projects designed to …