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Administrative
The Ethics Branch provides leadership, guidance and advice to NHGRI employees regarding ethical standards of conduct.
… of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch and the Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services. … to upholding the highest standards for patient safety and the ethical conduct of research. Such activities are …
News Release
Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) in the Intramural Research Program at the … such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and rare genetic conditions with a significant impact on … possible in siloed labs. Our research focuses on bringing genomics into health clinics, which will potentially …
Research Funding
The E​MERGE Network develops, disseminates and applies approaches to research that combine biorepositories with electronic medical record systems.​
… Workgroups and Missions  Working Group Co-Chairs Goals Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Return Gail Jarvik, Iftikhar Kullo, and Cindy Prows Family history data collection GRA clinical … The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network is a National …
Research Funding
The Scientific Review Branch manages the initial peer review process for grant proposals assigned to the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… The Scientific Review Branch (SRB) manages the initial peer review process grant … short courses (T15); institutional training grants (T32); and education projects (R25). These applications are … for Applications (RFAs). The initial peer review for other genomics-related applications including …
Administrative
NHGRI branch responsible for policy development and analysis related to advances in genomics research.
… The Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) of the Division of Genomics and Society conducts policy development and analysis … PPAB liaises with Congress, federal agencies, grantees and other external stakeholders, to address policy matters related to human genetics and genomics. PPAB promotes policies that facilitate the uptake …
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 the integration of genomic discoveries into clinical and community contexts. … families. We conduct research at the intersection of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences and train the …
Administrative
The Information Technology Branch provides leadership and service for information technology resources at NHGRI.
… The Information Technology Branch (ITB) provides leadership and service for all … Applications ITB develops and integrates applications for NHGRI customers. Operations ITB provides LAN and WAN connections and administrative support of computer … Branch Staff … Information Technology Branch …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research … applicant will apply detailed molecular, biochemical and cellular approaches to functionally evaluate somatic … to discriminate driver mutations from passenger mutations and to assess the potential druggability of driver mutations. …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research … applicant will apply detailed molecular, biochemical, and cellular approaches to functionally evaluate somatic … copy number analysis, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and a transgenic mouse core, offers the trainee wide latitude …
Genetic Disorders
Phenylketonuria is an inherited disorder of metabolism that causes an increase in the blood of a chemical known as phenylalanine.
… as phenylalanine. Phenylalanine comes from a person's diet and is used by the body to make proteins. Phenylalanine is found in all food proteins and in some artificial sweeteners. Without dietary treatment, … to harmful levels in the body, causing mental disability and other serious problems. Women who have high levels of …