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Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… Genomics research is shaping the future of medicine. For these advances of this research to benefit everyone more equally … ethical, legal and social issues including utilization of genomic information, access to genomic services, and how … research and to understand the ethical, legal and social implications resulting from genetics and genomics research. …
News Release
The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites.
… The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 … The National Institutes of Health is providing approximately $185 million over five years to the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium, initiated … $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… As Summer 2020 comes to an end, many of us continue to spend the bulk of our time working from home. If you are seeking some … about bioethics and genomics research on Twitter as part of #AskDrGenome . Meanwhile, the NHGRI History of Genomics … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… to disease. As a result, information on only a few genomic variants is used in clinical practice. One factor that limits the clinical use of variant information is the lack of openly accessible knowledge bases that capture genetic … Christa L. Martin, Geisinger Health System A major focus of this grant is advocating for and facilitating submission …
Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… Administration Research Institute Boston, MA VA Office of Rural Health VA Office of Primary Care The VA Genomics Learning Health System: Implementing genomic medicine across diverse veteran communities … care. LHS are designed to continuously improve the update of genomics into clinical care by analyzing patient data, …
Event
NHGRI meeting focused on research that rapidly advances best practices for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care.
… sponsored the meeting eMERGE & CSER: The Convergence of Genomics and Medicine at the Bethesda Hyatt in Bethesda, … necessary to develop best practices for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care, as well as research … eMERGE & CSER: The Convergence of Genomics and Medicine …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… Researchers will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program. NSIGHT … NSIGHT researchers present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns. See the agenda …
Event
Identifying the ELSI challenges raised by Citizen Science in the context of biomedical research and identify ways for the NIH to address these ELSI issues.
… Trans-NIH Workshop to Explore the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Citizen Science … National Institutes of Health Fishers Lane Terrace-Level Conference Center … Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Citizen Science … ELSI challenges raised by Citizen Science in the context of biomedical research and identify ways for the NIH to …
Event
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period.
… The Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program was … from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the … of Health. The purpose of the program is to explore the implications, challenges and opportunities associated with …
Staff
Dr. Nicole Lockhart is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
… (NHGRI) in 2012 as a program director in the Division of Genomics and Society. Dr. Lockhart oversees a portfolio of … grants related to the ethical, legal and social (ELSI) implications of genomic research. Dr. Lockhart also coordinates the Genomics … Nicole Lockhart is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society. …