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John Ohab, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and science communicator, has been named chief NHGRI's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… a nationwide search, John Ohab, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and science communicator, has been named chief of the Communications and Public Liaison Branch (CPLB) at the National Human Genome Research Institute … CPLB is part of the Division of Policy, Communications, and Education (DPCE), whose mission …
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NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. They announced their findings in the … low-set ears (80 percent), short stature (70 percent) and a heart problem called pulmonary stenosis (50 percent). …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… Postdoctoral Fellowship provides recent doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genetic and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health … research related to health disparate populations and the medically underserved, but also strives to train a …
Research Funding
A list of scientific program analysts who carry out scientific analyses and project management duties in support of program directors in the NHGRI Extramural Research Program.
… Scientific program analysts support the genomics research programs and consortia funded by the National Human Genome Research … Institute (NHGRI). They carry out scientific analyses and project management duties in support of program directors … Meet the Scientific Program Analysts …
Event
On October 29, 2021, NHGRI will host the Future Directions of the NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) workshop to identify gaps, challenges and future opportunities related to NHGRI’s investments in the AnVIL’s cloud-based infrastructure, tools and services.
… Agenda 12:00 - 12:10 p.m. Welcome and Purpose of the Workshop  Valentina Di Francesco, M.S. … AnVIL  Anthony Philippakis, M.D., Ph.D. (Broad Institute) and Michael Schatz, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University) Session … of Philadelphia) and Valentina Di Francesco, M.S. (NHGRI) Analysis Tools  Moderators: Marylyn D. Ritchie, Ph.D. …
Data Sharing Policies
Sample informed consent language, aligned with each of the informational elements of consent for genomic data sharing (GDS) outlined by NIH as important to convey, in language understandable to prospective participants.
… Informational Elements Outlined by NIH Guidance  Genomic and phenotypic data, and any other data relevant for the study (such as exposure or disease status) will be generated and may be shared broadly and used for future research in a … be stripped of identifiers such as name, address, account and other identification numbers and will be deidentified by …
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
… applications or other uses. This page summarizes genetic and genomic privacy in these domains, along with information on the specific laws and policies that protect the privacy of genetic and genomic information. In the United States, the applicable … of the research participants (see Genomic Data Sharing Policy  below). In addition, NIH issues Certificates of …
Research Funding
A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Division and Program Directors … A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the National Human Genome Research … A list of division and program directors for research program funding at the …
News Release
In a new large-scale genetic analysis, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have found set of small RNA molecules, called microRNAs, in human pancreatic cells that are strongly associated with type 2 diabetes.
… In a new large-scale genetic analysis, scientists have found a set of small RNA molecules, … Health, will inform future studies on the early detection and treatment of diabetes. The results were published in … Precision Health Research in NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program and senior author of the study. “The results of this …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy and how it emphasizes the importance of good data management practices.
… that the year is going to be a very busy one for NHGRI and for the field of genomics more generally. Many of us felt … , senior investigator within our Intramural Research Program’s Center for Precision Health , to learn more about his serendipitous journey into genetics research and what he is excited about for the future of genomics. As …