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NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… tools and analyses that are being used extensively in studies to interpret genome sequences and to understand the consequence of genomic … Feingold, Ph.D., a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at NHGRI. "These awards provide the …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… heart attack and stroke). Based on previous epidemiology studies, it is anticipated that the prevalence of clinically … proband may also be invited to participate in these G2P studies to further characterize the biological significance … Coordinator National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics of Metabolic, …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders. … is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders. …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Clinical Research
A study for patients with unexpected genetic results
Research Funding
The Division of Genomics and Society focuses on the societal issues that need to be studied and addressed as genomics advances.
… Implications (ELSI) research program and integrating NHGRI-wide activities in these areas. … a working group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR). The mission of the Genomics and …
Staff
Dr. Tyra Wolfsberg is the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… and retroviral integration sites to the annotation of the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi . Dr. Wolfsberg … is the co-chair the NIH lecture series Current Topics in Genome Analysis . The lectures, through their availability … a leadership role in annotating the Mnemiopsis leidyi genome, the first fully sequenced genome of a ctenophore …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from … and breed structure with in-depth investigation of the dog genome to identify genes and genomic loci involved in complex … For nearly two decades, Dr. Parker has studied the genome of the dog and what it can tell us about how and where …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are working with patients … Clinical studies give us a better understanding of how genes can cause … choose to participate include: Participants in clinical studies help current and future generations. Through these …
News Release
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel … the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of the National … to secondhand smoke. In addition to the two lung cancer studies, the TCGA Research Network has generated data and …