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Dr. Robb Rowley is an Internal Medicine Physician and a program director for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network.
… Robb Rowley, M.D. … Dr. Robb Rowley is an Internal Medicine Physician and is the Program Director for the … genetic research in support of implementing genomic medicine. Prior to starting at NHGRI, he spent … and Genomics. During this time, he established genomic policy and conducted genomic research for the United …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Chris Gunter, Ph.D., as a senior advisor for genomics engagement. In this role, Dr. Gunter will advise the NHGRI director and the institute on issues and challenges associated with engaging the public about genomics and genomic medicine.
… associated with engaging the public about genomics and genomic medicine. Her efforts will also include working with the … base needs to be established for implementation of genomic medicine, and this includes documenting, …
Event
On March 5-6, 2019, the Genomic Medicine Working Group hosted the Genomics in Health and Wellness Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.
… & Objectives: Employers’ perspective on preemptive genomic screening in employee wellness Moderators: Geoff … Howard McLeod (Moffitt Cancer Center) 1:15 - 1:40 p.m. Genomic Medicine Working Group Formulary: Choosing the right test …
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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.
… last year of high school, I decided to pursue a career in medicine because I found it challenging and stimulating and … that all patients with Saul-Wilson syndrome have the same genomic changes and similar clinical signs and symptoms. The … patient came to our clinic, we found their disease-causing genomic variant and looked for other patients with the same …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… human DNA generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomic research, scientists and clinicians have more … that treatments will be tailored to a patient's particular genomic makeup. Thus, the role of genetics in health care is … profoundly and the first examples of the era of genomic medicine are upon us. It is important to realize, however, …
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.
… of the central challenges in biology is understanding how genomic variation affects genome function to influence … multiple funding opportunities to establish the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium , the … in areas such as CRISPR technology development, genomic medicine, and genomics in historically marginalized …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Charles Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., as chief of its Metabolic Medicine Branch within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program. In this role, he will provide leadership and guidance on research into genetic diseases that disrupt metabolism.
… P. Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., as chief of its Metabolic Medicine Branch within the Institute’s Intramural Research … — and we are excited to continue our efforts to bring new genomic therapies to patients. The Metabolic Medicine Branch … Branch investigators also use cutting-edge genetic and genomic techniques to find new genes implicated in metabolic …
News Release
A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions. … The National Institutes of Health … the benefits, applicability and efficacy of applying genomic medicine interventions to improve management of …
Event
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute hosted an eConsult webinar to provide an overview of three notice of funding opportunities (RFA-HG-24-001, PAR-24-106 and PAR-24-107).
… on the Impact of and Methods for Implementing Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (U01 Clinical Trials Optional) PAR-24-106 : Solutions to Enable Regional Genomic Medicine eConsult Services (R43/R44 Clinical Trial …
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Workshop highlighting accomplishments of eMERGE network and and identifying gaps, challenges and future opportunities in genomic medicine research.
… Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) network conducts genomic discovery and clinical implementation research by … workshop focused on four topics: evidence generation for genomic medicine, identification of novel and disruptive …