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In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… found that the words that scientists use to describe human populations — such as race, ancestry, and ethnicity — … have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018. Credit: Ernesto … “Future studies can dig deeper into how labels for populations continue to evolve,” said Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., …
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Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data.
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations. … and the multifactorial causes of genetic diseases in populations. … interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations. …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… scientific progress, the terms used to describe human populations have remained stuck in the past. Genetics and … reproducibility of research studies and ensure that all populations benefit from genomic advances. The scientific and …
News Release
NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations. But this can only be done by including populations that are the most genetically diverse. … A Global Research Endeavor Studies have shown that African populations contain the oldest and most diverse set of human …
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NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… like Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives and MIT Special Collections. “The NHGRI History of Genomics Program’s … NHGRI makes history of genomics special collections available to the public …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… were developed using data from mostly European ancestry populations, are not effective when used in diverse populations. The new consortium, called PRIMED , will pool … that the scores accurately predict disease across diverse populations. Researchers have used available large-scale …
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Dr. Meeks is a Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… School of Medicine in Baltimore. She also serves as a Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and … as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia, in diverse populations. She uses innovative study designs to gain … into the causes of these diseases in underrepresented populations, in particular African-ancestry populations. …
Educational Resources
A cytogeneticist is a geneticist who specializes in the study of chromosomes and the structure and function of the cell.
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Shawneequa Callier is a special volunteer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… (SMHS). For over a decade, she has also served as a Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and … Shawneequa Callier is a special volunteer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics … Shawneequa Callier is a special volunteer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics …