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Talking Glossary
A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome.
… the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … that could change the medical management of that patient and potentially prevent or more effectively treat the disease. …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… Postdoctoral Fellowship provides recent doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genetic and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health … research related to health disparate populations and the medically underserved, but also strives to train a …
Funding Opportunities
The NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with great potential to accelerate future genomics research.
… Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other … efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with … disorders, single-cell genomics, precision medicine and how the field handles massive amounts of genomic data. …
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.
… from home. If you are seeking some virtual connections to genomics, I would like to offer some “remote learning” … Last month, Dr. Sara Hull (NHGRI Bioethics Core Director) and I answered questions about bioethics and genomics research on Twitter as part of #AskDrGenome . …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI's strategic planning process will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… a strategic planning effort to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. During the development of the … Social Media Use the #genomics2020 hashtag on Twitter and Facebook to follow and contribute to our strategic …
About NHGRI
Established in 1989, NHGRI collaborates with the scientific and medical communities to catalyze genomic breakthroughs.
… Established in 1989, NHGRI collaborates with the scientific and medical communities to catalyze genomic breakthroughs and supports the robust study and treatment of specific … A highly diverse community of expertise and skill sets is needed to run a scientific organization …
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… that requires a tetanus shot. But when those bad days, and the emotions they provoke, precede a visit to the doctor, … patients who received information about the role of genomics in being overweight viewed the information as threatening and were less likely to take steps to improve their health …
Strategic Plan
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… strategic planning that will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … emerging discipline to a vital area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. The …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing … The UDN also includes seven clinical sites at academic medical centers and at the NIH, as well as a coordinating center operated by …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… To productively use a long, blank (and boring) hallway near my office in Building 31 on the NIH … sequence – specifically, about 3 million G’s, A’s, T’s, and C’s stretching nearly 100 linear feet. As mentioned in a … Oct. 15-19, 2019; a workshop on “Integrating the Past and Future of ELSI Research” at the American Society of …