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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… capitalize on growing availability of large-scale genomic and health record data worldwide to advance the science of … will be led by Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, who has … new ways. At the same time, the growing availability of electronic health records for use in research has enabled …
Event
The NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch is co-hosting a webinar on January 9 with the Undergraduate Genetics Education Network that will explore the changing landscape of genetics from a largely descriptive field and emerging creative fields.
… For questions and comments, please contact Beth Tuck at … The NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch is co-hosting a webinar on January 9 with the Undergraduate Genetics Education Network (UGEN) for the 5th Annual Virtual Workshop titled … Preparing Students to Explore the Forefront of Research and Design." This live, highly participatory workshop will …
Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… Ph.D. Wesley Self, M.D., M.P.H. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN Coordination for Demonstrating Real-world Advancement in Genomics Operations Network (DRAGON) 1U01HG013771-01 … of implementation science, learning health systems, and genomics at Northwestern Medicine 1U01HG013745-01 Kensaku …
Research at NHGRI
An international investigation into the genetics of severe acute malnutrition in children.
… Our global collaborative network (“KwashNet”) currently includes researchers from … Iganga-Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site Iganga and Mayuge Districts, Uganda/Kampala, Uganda Mulago … Mills, M.C. and Rahal, C., (2020). ‘The GWAS Diversity Monitor tracks …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data.
… cell fates or cell states. They use the gene expression and functional element data to construct gene regulatory network models, taking advantage of the dynamics of the … from one physiologic state to another. They derive and test predictions from the models, to determine the …
News Release
The TCGA network describes uterine and bile duct cancer.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … a program co-funded by the National Cancer Institute and NHGRI, has greatly improved our understanding of the … molecular similarities between different cancer patients and cancer types, as well as documenting what makes them …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's organizational structure is divided into seven divisions and the Office of the Director to reflect the emerging landscape of genomics research.
… organizational structure is divided into six divisions and the Office of the Director to reflect the emerging landscape of genomics research. … Extramural Research Program into four new divisions and promoting to division status the office overseeing … an exciting and broad set of opportunities for using genomics to advance medicine and improve human health. …
Staff
Dr. Joshua Denny is the head of the NHGRI Precision Health Informatics Section and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.
… Dr. Denny’s research interests include use of electronic health records (EHRs) and genomics data from large-scale biobanks … for Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was both a practicing internist and … effectively characterize and identify genetic diseases. Electronic Health Records (EHRs), which typically include …
Research Funding
The Division of Genomic Medicine promotes the NHGRI's efforts to advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care.
… the institute's efforts to advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care. … Many DGM programs and projects have working groups with similar research topics and missions. … The division plans, directs and facilitates multi-disciplinary research to identify …
Talking Glossary
Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that involves using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care.
… Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that involves using a person’s genomic … Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that involves using a person’s genomic … include individualized medicine, personalized medicine and precision medicine. For some conditions, genomic …