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The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights Ben Solomon joining NHGRI as Clinical Director.
… Ben Solomon, NHGRI Clinical Director, with NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green and … On Nov. 12, Benjamin Solomon, M.D., started as NHGRI’s Clinical Director. In this position, he is responsible for … therapeutic, and management approaches for the clinical care of patients with genetic disorders. In this role, Ben …
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… keep heart disease patients out of hospitals and guide cancer clinicians and patients to the most effective drugs. … on genomically guided prescriptions of cardiovascular and cancer drugs. David Flockhart, M.D. , Ph.D. , Indiana … of clinicians and information scientists will conduct a clinical trial of approximately 6,000 patients to measure …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the … to research into the molecular underpinnings of uterine cancer. The overarching goal of the laboratory is to identify … of the most clinically aggressive forms of endometrial cancer. Our research entails the functional annotation of …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the … to research into the molecular underpinnings of uterine cancer. The overarching goal of the laboratory is to identify … of the most clinically aggressive forms of endometrial cancer. Our research entails the functional annotation of …
News Release
A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions. … The National Institutes of Health will fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability and … facilitate the application of genomics to diverse clinical care settings. “Patients of African ancestry might experience …
Event
On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC.
… Institute (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC. … genetic test that can be used longitudinally in patient care — that is, whole genome sequencing — rather than many … genomic information would travel with the patient and the clinical use of it achieved through bioinformatics systems, …
Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
… approaches for the integration of genomic discoveries into clinical and community contexts. … through using animal models to explore these connections. Clinical translation of genomic discovery We approach … diseases to study the integration of genomics in clinical care and its impact on health. …
Educational Resources
A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans.
… A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. … Cancer, Tumor, Genetic Mutation, Chemical … is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment … A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. …
Staff
Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… is Chief and Distinguished Senior Investigator of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the … Dr. Ostrander joined the faculty of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and University of Washington in 1993, … rising to the rank of Member in the Human Biology and Clinical Research Divisions, and head of the Genetics …
Event
NHGRI meeting focused on research that rapidly advances best practices for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care.
… for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care, as well as research that combines biorepositories with … for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care. … for the implementation of genomic sequence data into clinical care. …