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NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics research that will accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… for genomics research aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. As … a variety of stakeholders, including the scientific and medical communities, non-profit and private sectors, patient …
Strategic Plan
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. The … vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. …
Staff
Dr. Ferreira was a staff clinician in the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the head of the Skeletal Genomics Unit.
… Dr. Carlos Ferreira went to medical school at the National University of Asunción, … an Internal Medicine residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago (2009-2012), a fellowship in … Clinical Genetics at the NHGRI and Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Genetics consortium (2012-2014), and a subspecialty …
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… of genetic conditions PI: Benjamin Solomon, M.D. Medical Genomics Section, NHGRI … technology forward where it can enhance health and medical practice. Selected Writings Recommendations for design of control, comparators and sham arms in medical extended reality trials Evaluations of how VR can …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… reaction.  Pharmacogenomics is part of the growing medical areas of genomic medicine and precision medicine … the past who are taking multiple medications or have other medical conditions that may affect how they respond to … testing is not yet available for every medication or every medical condition. However, scientists have identified over …
Staff
Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research … Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … the study's first author and a genetics fellow at Harvard Medical School. The researchers noted that policies and … of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also medical director of the Broad Institute Clinical Research …
News Release
After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science. … M.D., Ph.D., NIH Distinguished Investigator in the NHGRI Medical Genetics Branch. "Eric has catalyzed making genomics … Chemistry. He has also been honored several times by his medical and graduate school alma mater, Washington University …
Talking Glossary
A polygenic risk score (abbreviated PRS) uses genomic information alone to assess a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition.
… a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. … a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. A person’s PRS is a statistical … a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. …
Educational Resources
An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease found in humans.
… An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease … An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease …