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NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community what they wanted and needed to know about … treatments, which appear to provide a potential for sickle cell, are among the most widely publicized medical … people have differing levels of knowledge of biology and genomics. Interestingly, while some physicians were …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Genomics and Data Science Research is pleased to host Dr. Ewan Birney for a special seminar to celebrate the center’s first year of operation.
… The NHGRI Center for Genomics and Data Science Research is pleased to host Dr. Ewan Birney for a special seminar to celebrate the center’s first year of … Center for Genomics and Data Science Research Special Seminar … The NHGRI Center for Genomics and Data Science Research is pleased to host Dr. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… yours — and here’s to a 2024 featuring many breakthrough genomics advances! Last year ended with exciting news from … Administration (FDA), which approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. About 100,000 Americans and millions of people …
Staff
Barbara Thomas is a scientific review officer for the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR).
… Review Officer and Executive Director of the NIH Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) , a trans-NIH program that provides … where she was the Scientific Review Officer for the Genomics, Computational Biology and Technology study section. … Barbara Thomas is a scientific review officer for the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR). …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… Last week, we started a new fiscal year for the federal government. As is often the case, we began … on last year’s budget — awaiting passage of a new budget for the current fiscal year. The CR allows NHGRI to continue … feature discussions about professional opportunities in genomics; this session will take place on October 27.  All …
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… reorganized. As part of this reorganization, the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) is now part of the … newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB). … joins NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and social … affected subpopulations. The branch houses the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, which advances … models that explore the patterns and determinants of common, complex diseases in populations in the United States …
For Patients and Families
A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States at any given time.
… A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United … The exact cause for many rare diseases remains unknown. Still, for a … a role in rare diseases. Such factors may directly cause disease, or interact with genetic factors to cause or …
News Release
CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched the Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMGs) program nearly four years ago, it was charged … and the opportunities for the future. The CMGs include centers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… Complex Disease … A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and … Genes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Gene-environment Interactions … influences of the physical and social environment. For this reason, complex diseases are also called … is more directly caused by mutations in a single gene. Common examples of complex genetic diseases include heart …