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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease … A Global Research Endeavor Studies have shown that African populations … to correct this misunderstanding," said Dr. De Vries. "Genomics research is very new on parts of the continent and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference rather … meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 18-19. As usual, the “Open … starting at 12:30 p.m. EST to hear updates about NHGRI and genomics research more broadly. All the best, …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin microbiome and leg … Dr. Findley shared the steps she took towards her career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students. She was …
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An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… integral to the advancement of a spectrum of disease-based research. As knowledge stemming from the completion of the … sequencing technologies become increasingly affordable, genomics research is playing an ever-larger role across biomedical … advance understanding about how to harness the power of genomics to improve health. Those participants would join …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Genomics and Sociocultural Structures and Values Genomics and the Physical and Social Environments Genomics and Social Justice Shifting Societal Definitions, … Genomics at the Institutional and System Level Institution … on Genomic Equity System-Level Understanding and Use of Genomics Healthcare System and Public Health Genomics and the …
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 optimal approaches for … Our research focuses on a spectrum of disorders from those that … families. We conduct research at the intersection of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences and train the …
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 … School of Public Health, will speak as part of the Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series . Starting at … 2023,” during which we reflected on the top genetics and genomics stories from the past year. The episode is now …
Research Funding
NHGRI aims to establish a research Consortium, ML/AI Tools to Advance Genomic Translational Research (MAGen), to collaboratively explore the feasibility of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that can enhance the accuracy and precision of predicting how individuals with pathogenic genetic variants manifest disease.
… The need for increased research to develop tools to translate genomic research … the potential of using ML/AI approaches in translational genomics. There is a need to utilize advances in technologies … implementation research referred to in this initiative as, genomics translational research tools developed with disease …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… on genomic literacy among Africans as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The … One of the grants will support a research project to understand cultural and language concepts of genomics in Nigeria. The goal is to develop a participant …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… are available on the ' Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics ' website. NHGRI will host a Town Hall at the … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. … summed up the current status of knowledge about cancer genomics based on the TCGA data. The PanCancer Atlas was …