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Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies
… advances have harnessed RNA to develop technologies and therapeutics such as small interfering RNA-based drugs and …
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Dr. Ellen Sidransky is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… cell model provides a tool to probe pathophysiology and therapeutics for Gaucher disease. Disease Models & …
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Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D. is the deputy clinical director for the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… will be important for ongoing pre-clinical testing of therapeutics for GM1 patients. GM1 gangliosidosis is a rare …
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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.
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
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Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
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The skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, directing many immune functions and defending against bacterial pathogens.
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Dr. Amanda Ombrello is a clinical researcher in the Inflammatory Disease Section of NHGRI's Medical Genetics Branch.
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Clinical geneticist to lead NHGRI’s clinical genomics research efforts
Policy Issues
Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.