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Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… (ISCC-PEG) provides a venue for individuals to collaborate and develop educational resources. The opinions expressed in … National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services or the United States government. … current in their knowledge about genomics to provide safe and effective care for patients. The scope of practice for …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… (ISCC-PEG) provides a venue for individuals to collaborate and develop educational resources. The opinions expressed in … National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services or the United States government. … the key determinants of health that affect individual and population health; genomics is one of these key …
Policy Issues
This glossary contains definitions for commonly used terms (such as "bill", "statute", "regulation" and more) found in the Genome Statue and Legislative Database.
… used terms (such as "bill", "statute", "regulation" and more) found in the Genome Statue and Legislative Database. … ("H" for House of Representatives, "S" for Senate) and numbered in order of introduction. They address either …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… Last month, Dr. Sara Hull (NHGRI Bioethics Core Director) and I answered questions about bioethics and genomics research on Twitter as part of #AskDrGenome . … by George Church , Wendy Chung , Jonathan Pritchard , and Carlos Bustamante . Finally, the 91st meeting of the …
News Release
A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… In August 2020 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified that Indigenous groups such as Alaska Native and American Indian people were at a higher risk for … Native Health Board (ANHB) — co-sponsored a workshop on genomic research with the National Human Genome Research …
Staff
Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… Francesco is NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide … and oversaw a grant portfolio that included model organism databases, and the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a global understanding … of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the … patterns and determinants of common complex diseases in populations in the United States and around the world. …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… The Implementing Genomic in Practice (IGNITE) Network was established in 2013 ( RFA-HG-12-006 , RFA-HG-12-007  and RFA-HG-13-004 ) to develop methods for incorporating … Coordinating Center (CC) involving diverse settings and populations to conduct pragmatic clinical trials of genomic …
News Release
An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The region is … diverse in the world, yet few studies have looked into genomic risk factors for disease in Africa. … genetic variant frequency in populations from endemic and non-endemic regions suggests that this effect may be in …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group  (GMWG) compiles a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To … for specific publications by title, author, category and/or by date range.  For an explanation about the selection …