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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … significantly fewer studies of African, Latin American and Asian ancestral populations compared to European … the study's first author and a genetics fellow at Harvard Medical School. The researchers noted that policies and …
Policies and Guidance
The NHGRI funding policy is aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs that improve human health.
… NHGRI supports the development of resources; methods and technologies that will accelerate research in … the biology of disease; advancing the science of medicine; and improving the effectiveness of healthcare. NHGRI also supports research in the ethical, legal and societal implications of genomics research, clinical …
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.
… combines two scientific areas, pharmacology and genomics , to study how a person’s DNA affects their … helpful for their patient, what dosage is most appropriate and if a patient is at risk for an adverse reaction.  Pharmacogenomics is part of the growing medical areas of genomic medicine and precision medicine …
Staff
Reagan Moseti Mogire is a postdoctoral research fellow with a background in medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic epidemiology.
… is a postdoctoral research fellow with a background in medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic epidemiology. Awarded a Ph.D. in Genetic … UK, in 2022, he also holds an MSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Pan African University and a BSc in …
Staff
Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 and his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1976. He … McArdle Laboratories for Cancer Research in 1981 and served as pediatric resident and chief resident at the … genetics fellowships at the NIH's Interinstitute Medical Genetics Training Program, which he directed from …
News
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. … the strategic plan, the institute will engage experts and diverse public communities to identify paradigm-shifting … area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. As …
Clinical Research
The study collects genetic and medical information from people with GNE myopathy to understand the symptoms and clinical course of GNE myopathy.
… Study of Patients with GNE Myopathy collects genetic and medical information from people with GNE myopathy. Patients are followed over time to understand the symptoms and clinical course of GNE myopathy. This information is … disorder that causes progressive skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness. Previous names include hereditary inclusion …
Strategic Plan
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … emerging discipline to a vital area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. The … NHGRI's 2020 strategic plan, NHGRI aims to identify, lead, and support paradigm-shifting areas of genomics that will …
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, … a fellowship in Clinical Genetics at the NHGRI and Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Genetics consortium (2012-2014), and a subspecialty in medical biochemical genetics at NHGRI …
Staff
Jyoti Dayal is a program officer in the Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
… She joined the Extramural Research Program in 2015, and her portfolio includes the NIH Common Fund Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) and Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) programs. … Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) …