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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 …
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Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… obesity risk can significantly reduce the extent to which medical students stereotype and avoid eye contact with a … WMP. Nonverbal and paraverbal behavior in (simulated) medical visits related to genomics and weight: A role for … and Eccleston, CP. Impact of genetic causal information on medical students' clinical encounters with an obese virtual …
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic …
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A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… Study shows genomic information can unknowingly influence medical decisions depending on race. … new polygenic risk scores will be used or received in medical clinics.  For this study, we wanted to predict how … will influence how a doctor might view a patient and make medical recommendations.  We know from previous research …
Talking Glossary
A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome.
… the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … unrecognized risk for disease that could change the medical management of that patient and potentially prevent or …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) (formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch) was … The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how … The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how …
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Dr. Merideth is a staff clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director and program director for both the NHGRI Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship and
NHGRI Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship.
… Dr. Merideth went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine … 2016, Dr. Merideth became the Program Director of NHGRI’s Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship Program, and Training … she completed a 6-year term as Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee’s (GMEC) Policy Subcommittee, at …