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Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… participants in biomedical, clinical and social-behavioral research can provide insights and discoveries that could not … model organisms or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by … clarify the benefits and risks of participating in the research. …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires … is collected from participants as part of federally-funded research. … To implement one of the law's privacy provisions, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) …
Research at NHGRI
News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians.
… Research News and Events … News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians. … News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians. … Research at NHGRI …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
…  - a group that provides expert external oversight for all research and training ongoing in the NHGRI Division of Intramural Research. Clinical research is overseen by the Clinical Director, who provides … The National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Division of Intramural Research plans and conducts …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Genomic Research Design and Implementation Diversity and Inclusion in Genomic Research Community Engaged and Community Driven Research Design and Conduct of Genomic Research Consent … Click on the research areas and subcategories for additional information. … The ELSI Research Program organizes ELSI research into four broad …
Research Funding
Fosters basic and applied research on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic and genomic research. ​
… The Centers of Excellence in ELSI Research bring investigators from multiple disciplines … Since its creation in 1990, the ELSI Research Program has supported a large body of research on a wide range of topics. ELSI research addresses … (R25, T32); and grants awarded to individuals through U.S.-based institutions. ELSI research can be proposed across …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and … The Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) (formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic … was established in 2021 as a research group within NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program to foster the development of …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… Researchers at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and their colleagues* are calling … that live in and on us -- are both influenced by people's environments and social interactions. As a result, the … health disparities by shedding light on how a person's microbiome interacts with social and environmental …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies how genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease.
… The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies the mechanisms by which genetic … A major focus of the branch's research lies in understanding how disruptions in signaling … of these investigations. Ongoing efforts include research aimed at understanding genetic contributions to a …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Graham Kemper Parker Timothy Wei-Wen Yu Boston Children's Hospital VIGOR: Virtual Genome Center for Infant Health … Implementation for an Underserved Population Jonathan S. Berg Laura Vogel Milko University of North Carolina at … (ARDI): Advancing Genomic Medicine through rare diseases research in Africa Gabor T. Marth Martin Tristani-Firouzi …