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Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of the 2014 lecture series Genomics in Medicine at Suburban Hospital.
… Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of an upcoming lecture … Hospital and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The first lecture, Genetics and Genomics of … vice president for medical affairs at Suburban Hospital. "Genomics offers a potential means to understand these …
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Evaluating genetic features of inherited diseases by sequencing the genetic code helps with the cost and time challenges in medical practice.
… television's Dr. Gregory House is the embodiment of how medicine is currently practiced. After visiting with the patient to collect information about family history and symptoms, House and his team gather to generate a list of all possible causes … National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. But even with the …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic Medicine Branch houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the development of new therapies for patients with genetic disorders.
… The Metabolic Medicine Branch (MMB) houses clinical and laboratory research … Medicine Branch involves interconnected laboratory and clinical projects focused on several conditions, … and faculty members are active in the medical genetics/genomics and genetic counseling training programs, outreach …
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Researchers are asking if the precision medicine approach will reduce or eliminate the role that race plays in prescribing drugs and in health care overall.
… have long struggled with considering race when prescribing and dosing medications, an approach that oversimplifies the complex interplay of ancestry, health, disease and drug response. … Vence L. Bonham, J.D., an investigator with NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, and his colleagues, are …
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NHGRI researcher Dr. Julie Segre has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
… Julie Segre has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the field of medical … Academy of Medicine for her pioneering work in microbial genomics, which is intricately linked to the academy’s mission of “shaping health research, practice and policies that improve the lives of millions of people …
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Personalized medicine is an emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
… Personalized Medicine … Personalized medicine is an emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide … decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. … decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. Knowledge of a patient's genetic …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine promotes the humane care and use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing.
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… Research Institute (NHGRI) Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine (OLAM) promotes the humane care and use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … the research conducted at NHGRI, OLAM provides information and guidelines to NHGRI investigators on the proper care, use …
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Christine Chang is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Chang is a program officer in the Division of Genomic Medicine, joining the National Human Genome Research … at the National Cancer Institute in the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program. … Chang is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute. …
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After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science. … member in recognition of his distinguished career using genomics to understand human health and disease.  New …
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Dr. Teri Manolio is the director of the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… As a physician and epidemiologist, Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D. has a deep … of people. As the Director of the Division of Genomic Medicine, a position she has held since 2012, Dr. Manolio … as senior advisor to the NHGRI Director for population genomics, and in 2007 established NHGRI’s Office of …