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Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… that are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … support, paid research training during the summer, and paid employment and training at NIH after graduation. Currently, the program … backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. …
Talking Glossary
La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas.
… La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas. … La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas. La raza … La raza es una construcción social que se utiliza para clasificar a las personas. …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… over their bodies, kidney problems, higher risk of stroke and in rare cases, chronic leg ulcers. These and other symptoms result when mutated red blood cells take a sickle shape, blocking blood flow and decreasing oxygen delivery. Little is known about why the …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations. Thoughtful … researchers and other stakeholders is important given the ethical, legal and social implications of their historical and current … changed over time due to shifts in scientific, political and social thinking about race and ethnicity.  When the U.S. …
Profile
In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… From pastor to program director in the Division of Genomics and Society, Joy Boyer concludes her distinguished career at … When people look at it, they see their greatest fears and their greatest desires. There's always been this tension … expectations that ELSI research was going to solve all the social challenges that could potentially be related to …
About NHGRI
The Genomic Medicine Working Group explores and advises on issues related to the adoption of genomic medicine.
… Advisory Council for Human Genome Research that explores and advises on issues related to the adoption of genomic medicine. … efforts outlined by the 2011 NHGRI Strategic Plan  and continued in the 2020 NHGRI Strategic Plan . The working … of genomic medicine programs. The meetings focus on issues surrounding the adoption of genomic medicine and help …
Social Media
NHGRI launched a Reddit Science "Ask Me Anything" series to share our genomics expertise with the public through online question and answer sessions.
… genomics expertise with the public through online question and answer sessions. Through AMAs, anyone with an internet connection can pick the brains of our scientists and other genomics experts in real time and learn more about advances in genomics research that are …
Talking Glossary
La interacción genes–ambiente se refiere a interrelación de los genes (y en términos más amplios, de la función del genoma) y el entorno fÃsico y social.
… amplios, de la función del genoma) y el entorno fÃsico y social. … amplios, de la función del genoma) y el entorno fÃsico y social. Esas interacciones influyen en la expresión de … nutrición, la radiación ultravioleta del sol y el contexto social. … amplios, de la función del genoma) y el entorno fÃsico y social. …
Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… advances of this research to benefit everyone more equally and improve health equity, it is important that the diversity … of the population. It is also necessary to understand ethical, legal and social issues including utilization of genomic … be informed about genomics research and to understand the ethical, legal and social implications resulting from …
News Release
American Indians and Alaska Natives IRB training programs at NIH ensure the welfare of people participating in federally regulated research.
… Review Board (IRB) training program for American Indians and Alaska Natives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). IRBs are committees, at NIH and at other research institutions, which ensure the welfare … To qualify for NIH grants, all researchers must understand and comply with applicable IRB requirements. …