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The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance opportunities for dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. Topics will range from basic science to translational research.
…  View recorded videos in the YouTube playlist … The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance … institutes at the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute, National Heart, Lung and … Virtual: Zoom Webinar (Requires Registration) In-Person: NIH Building 31C, 6th Floor Conference Room A …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and social-behavioral research can … or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by NIH must comply … All research with human participants supported by the United States government, …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical 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 expectation …
News Release
Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… the tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find therapies for a host of … Now, in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are gathering data at the most basic molecular …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… This accomplishment opens a new era in genomics research. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence … About NHGRI and NIH … NHGRI researchers generate complete human X chromosome sequence …
For Teachers
Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
… website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity. … an image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies and links. In addition to the Molecules of Genetics covered in this … PROBLEM button located at the bottom of each concept page and use their problem-solving skills further. Molecules of …
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… Advisory Representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present … the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the …
Event
NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
… 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Eric Green 8:40 - 9:00 a.m. Statement of … Discovery and Interpretation of Variation Associated with Human Health and Disease Panel: Barbara Stranger Anshul Kundaje … affect and understand the effects of those variants on human health and disease. We seek recommendations for …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a global understanding of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease … and training program that uses genomic approaches to study human health and reduce and eliminate health disparities. …
Event
NHGRI will hold a workshop in September 2019 focused on Genomics in Medicine and Health.
… Thursday, September 26, 2019 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions Les Biesecker, Anastasia Wise 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. - Barriers and Opportunities Anastasia Wise 9:30 - 9:50 a.m. - NHGRI … to integrate genomics into everyday clinical and public health practice 11:15 - 11:20 a.m. - Introduction to Theme 1 …