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Research at NHGRI
CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic … different human populations with particular attention to African Americans and Africans. Recent African origin … led by or in collaboration with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health. …
News Release
Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's … participants free of the disorder. They also will study genomic data from 111 large families, a portion of which are … these protective factors reduce risk in both Europeans and African-Americans. Her study will also explore how gene …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of … Molecular Libraries Program (MLP) Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) The Cancer Genome … NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomics into a greater understanding … Research Areas … The National Human Genome Research Institute's research focuses on the understanding of …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires … is collected from participants as part of federally-funded research. … who conduct sensitive, health-related human subjects research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality . …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… Carver genomic Research Center (CGRC) at Tuskegee University (TU), seeks to … a globally renowned center of emerging excellence in genomic medicine with a focus on health disparities. The Center aims to enhance research, education, and workforce capacity in the field of …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and informatic tools to improve the diagnosis, … Research Program to foster the development of cutting edge genomic and informatic approaches to health. The …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… genome sequences and to understand the consequence of genomic variation," said Elise Feingold, Ph.D., a program … genome, and to analyze the enormous database of generated genomic information. The data and tools generated by ENCODE … synthesizes the data into an encyclopedia for use by the research community. Pending the availability of funds, NHGRI …
Research Training
The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics at the NIH Clinical Center.
… capabilities within their Institutes to effectively use genomic data in clinical research and clinical care. The NIH Office of Intramural … with a vision that this will evolve toward comprehensive genomic evaluations in the future. To initiate this program, … and consent for the study should include permission for genomic sequencing, dbGaP data deposition, permission for …
Research Funding
Frequently asked questions for Investigator-Initiated Research on Genetic Counseling Processes and Practices FOAs (RFA-HG-20-048 and RFA-HG-20-049).
… experience need(s) to be an integral part of the research team including being involved in research design, … applications that enhance genetic counseling strategies in genomic medicine which involves including genetic information … may be proposed as long as it is broadly applicable to genomic medicine as a field (see related question #6).  If …