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Dr. Settara Chandrasekharappa is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Bangalore University, and Ph.D. from The Indian Institute of Science, India in 1983. He completed … genetics. In 1991, Dr. Chandrasekharappa joined the Human Genome Center at the University of Michigan. As the director … genomic research for NHGRI investigators. As head of the Cancer Genomics Unit, his research efforts led to the …
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
… researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy. They conducted … gene therapy for humans. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, published … "Effective and safe gene therapies have the potential to dramatically reverse diseases that are …
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NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… keep heart disease patients out of hospitals and guide cancer clinicians and patients to the most effective drugs. … awards, totaling more than $11 million, are part of the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) program … on genomically guided prescriptions of cardiovascular and cancer drugs. David Flockhart, M.D. , Ph.D. , Indiana …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… In the first study of its kind, an international team of genomics researchers has identified new regions of the human genome that are associated with skin color variation in some … opening new avenues for research on skin diseases and cancer in all populations. …
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.
… Summer 2020 comes to an end, many of us continue to spend the bulk of our time working from home. If you are seeking … research on Twitter as part of #AskDrGenome . Meanwhile, the NHGRI History of Genomics Program continues to showcase … up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. Check out the latest oral …
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NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… Study shows 70% of people who use the workbook discuss their disease risks and health history … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of … to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Since 2012, Laura Koehly, …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group  (GMWG) compiles a … submit notable accomplishments for consideration to the GMWG, please email: GMWG@nih.gov . The GMWG published the following notable accomplishments: … The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… As is likely the case for many of your organizations, NHGRI and NIH are starting to bring some of our staff back to the physical workplace. This will obviously be a complex and lengthy process! As has been the case for the past few months, NHGRI staff will continue …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there on the starting line, then a postdoctoral research fellow in the … A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …
Talking Glossary
Un carcinógeno es una sustancia, organismo o agente capaz de causar cáncer.