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Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… expression. … An Atlas of Human Gene Expression The GTEx awards will contribute to a resource database and tissue bank … telomere length and cancer risk in specific tissues. The awards are supported by the following NIH grants: …
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When Dr. Ellen Sidransky, 2019 winner of the Jay Van Andel Award, looks into a rare disease, she finds a window to take the lead in Parkinson's research.
… Achievement in Parkinson's Disease Research is a small addition to her accomplishments. They include inspired …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… have ' New Investigator ' status - i.e., no R01-equivalent awards) and have demonstrated the potential to make important … genetic advances. NHGRI plans to fund Genomic Innovator Awards using the R35  grant mechanism. R35s do not require … aims, but do require a well-developed research strategy. Awards will be for up to $300,000 direct costs per year (plus …
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NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… . These UDN clinical site awards are supported by NIH grants 1-U01HG007672-01, …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… that they may only have a vague idea about." These awards are supported by NIH grants 1U01HG007654-01 and … Genomic Literacy Among Africans … Related Content … NIH awards two new grants to explore the understanding of …
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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
… Institute (NHGRI), a part of NIH. The new group of awards - which total more than $4.5 million in the first year … the pore. Nanopores used in DNA sequencing are extremely small, perhaps only about 2 nanometers wide, and come in … of physical DNA. Microfluidics can be used to capture small amounts of liquid in hair-thin channels and wells. …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, will fund six of the awards for $33 million, while the National Cancer Institute … … Related Content … About NHGRI, NCI and NIH … NIH awards $38 million to improve utility of polygenic risk …
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NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… All of Us Research Program. … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH awards $5.8M to create genomic data science educational hub …
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NIH will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel methods and approaches that help researchers identify the genetic causes of single-gene diseases.
… thought to be caused by mutations in a single gene. The awards will be provided by the National Human Genome Research …
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A series focusing on a specific topic of genomic research by pairing an early career researcher funded under NHGRI’s Genomic Innovator Award Program with an established researcher whose own contributions have paved the way for the specific research area.
… research area, to provide additional context. Since these awards support highly innovative work by early career …