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Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… now have access to a variety of educational and clinical genomics resources thanks to a new partnership … are available on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) website, a free, online collection of more than … Society of Genetic Counselors , the American College of Clinical Pharmacy , and The Jackson Laboratory are the first …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… information on only a few genomic variants is used in clinical practice. One factor that limits the clinical use of variant information is the lack of openly … their phenotypic and functional effects and other clinical information. ClinGen investigators are developing …
Professional Development Programs
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks qualified physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and genetic counselors interested in acquiring credentials and experience to lead genomic medicine research and implementation programs at the NIH, major medical centers, and other organizations.
… The ACMG/NIH Genomic Program Management Fellowship has been a deeply … and collegial experiential learning between fellows across clinical disciplines (PAs, NPs, genetic counselors) . In very … Staff Clinician, Department of Pediatrics, NIH Clinical Center  The level of exposure to great leaders in the field …
Staff
Dr. Clesson Turner is the director of the Reverse Phenotyping Core and a staff clinician in the Center for Precision Health Research of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… the National Capital Consortium in 2002 and a residency in Clinical Genetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics at NHGRI in 2009. Dr. Turner … chief of genetics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and as the chief of cancer genetics at the Murtha … research. Access to this browser is available to all NIH researchers . Other services provided by the core include …
Event
The Excellence in Clinical Research Seminar Series is designed to facilitate clinical research in the rare disease space with a focus on aspects of regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders.
… The Excellence in Clinical Research Seminar Series is designed to facilitate clinical research in the rare disease space with a focus on regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders. The series will … Excellence in Clinical Research Seminar Series …
News Release
Clinical geneticist to lead NHGRI’s clinical genomics research efforts
… Clinical geneticist to lead NHGRI’s clinical genomics research efforts … Solomon, M.D., to lead the institute’s intramural Clinical Research Program , which provides oversight and … pursuits. I am incredibly passionate about NHGRI and NIH, especially the support and development of early career …
Clinical Research
The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) is part of the … NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) and the NIH Clinical Center initially in 2008. The UDN was funded by the NIH … are considered undiagnosed and are of interest to this clinical research program. Thirty to thirty-five percent of …
News Release
NIH recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to … Screening Center and a Metabolomics Core, as part of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). In addition, six new … The UDN, established in 2012, now consists of seven clinical sites located throughout the country, in addition to …
Staff
Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D. is the deputy clinical director for the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Human Genome Research Institute where she serves as deputy clinical director and directs the Pediatric Undiagnosed … School of Biomedical Science at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and her M.D. from the University of Texas Health … and Metabolism in 1996. In 2009, she returned to the NIH to focus her attention on children with rare and …
Secondary Genomics Finding Service
Clinical Research Staff and Protocol Coordinators
… participant a counseling letter, file the result in the NIH medical record, and complete a genetics consult. … that variants in 59 genes be returned to people undergoing clinical sequencing - this is frequently referred to as the … secondary findings as part of their participation in an NIH research study. Suggested language to incorporate into …