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NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… diseases affect millions of Americans every day, and research is key to improving our ability to diagnose and treat these diseases. At the National Human Genome Research Institute, our researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs. …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at institutions that have not recently received significant funding from NIH.
… The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and … significant funding from NIH and who have not participated in genomics research. These Centers will increase the …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… System Level Institution and System-based Influences on Genomic Equity System-Level Understanding and Use of Genomics … Genomic Research Design and Implementation Diversity and Inclusion in Genomic Research Community Engaged and Community Driven … Genomic Healthcare Equity and Genomic Healthcare Genomic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference rather than an in-person meeting. This is only the second time in my 10-plus years as NHGRI Director that a regularly …  In response to the current global pandemic, NIH is …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that involves using genomic information about an individual as part of their … use. Already, genomic medicine is making an impact in the fields of oncology, pharmacology, rare and undiagnosed … The nation's investment in the Human Genome Project (HGP) was grounded in the …
News Release
NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations. But this can only be done by including … those populations, but also for humans across the globe. In 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund …
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… Genomic studies are increasingly integral to the advancement of a spectrum of disease-based research. As knowledge stemming from the completion of the … technologies become increasingly affordable, genomics research is playing an ever-larger role across biomedical …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… investigators think through important content to include in their consent forms and how to use clear and concise … participants about the risks and benefits of participating in a research project. … increase participation of people who have concerns about privacy or do not want their samples and data used for …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. Instead of becoming a physician as she'd planned, Dr. Findley is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research … Dr. Findley shared the steps she took towards her career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students. She …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of the Technology Transfer Office and its mission to manage all the legal negotiations that help to protect federally funded research from being unduly exploited, while also giving that research avenues to reach patients through the commercialization of promising advances.
… their way into pop culture. Recently, four NHGRI-funded genomic scientists were named among the 100 most influential … , and Michael Schatz, Ph.D. were honored for their roles in leading the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium to … type 2 diabetes, epigenomics, aging, cancer, data privacy, and others.  The ClinSeq Project is a genomic …