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Fact Sheet
Viruses are bundles of genetic material wrapped in a protein coat that can infect living things.
… infected with the West Nile virus. When viruses (and other pathogens) move from one species to another, it is known as a … of diseases caused by viruses. Medicines used to treat bacterial infections do not kill viruses.  … Previously, …
Event
On June 26, 2024, NHGRI hosted an application webinar for the ML/AI Tools to Advance Genomic Translational Research (MAGen) notice of funding opportunities (NOFOs) (to be published).
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.
… of years to protect Africans from disease-causing pathogens. Today, these same mutations can increase the risk …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… healthy volunteers. From these samples, they grew several bacterial species that are known to live on human skin, under … that live on human skin. The authors identified 174 novel bacterial species in the skin microbiome, for a total of 622 bacterial species catalogued in the SMGC. The newly …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… microbiome may result in higher rates of premature births, bacterial vaginosis (the most common vaginal infection in …
Educational Resources
An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease found in humans.
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… Innate Immune Responses Post-transcriptional response to pathogens, primary mouse macrophages Christina Leslie, Ph.D. … Expression Modeled On Human Dendritic Cell Response To Pathogens Maturation in response to pathogens, cultured human dendritic cells Timothy Reddy, …
Staff
Reagan Moseti Mogire is a postdoctoral research fellow with a background in medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic epidemiology.
… between vitamin D status and the incidence of malaria and bacterial infections in children living Africa using …
Staff
Binta Jalloh is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… studying signal transduction and gene expression using bacterial cells. Prior to coming to the USA, Binta was a …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… tropical diseases are caused by bacteria. Examples of bacterial diseases include: Buruli ulcer. This disease can … of South America and Australia. Yaws. This disease is a bacterial infection that affects mainly the skin, bone and …