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ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… (ASHG) members have selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and long-time investigator … As the senior investigator and chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, Dr. Biesecker leads a … a co-chair of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Subcommittee on Incidental Findings. In that …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Vanderbilt University Medical Center Translating the Clinical Knowledge of Mendelian Diseases to Real-World EHR … Infants and Children: A Novel Paradigm in Public Health Genomics Sean David University of Chicago Integrative Analyses of Clinical Pharmacogenetic Data to Prevent Hospital Readmission …
News Release
eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five years.
… eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million … over five years for the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment and Management … for diverse populations and to integrate their use in clinical care. The eMERGE Network is supported by the …
Event
NHGRI is conducting three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community regarding the current and future state of the medical geneticist workforce.
… to help gather information from the national genetics and genomics community regarding the current and future state of the clinical geneticist workforce. We will conduct these sessions … views regarding key challenges and potential solutions in clinical genetics and genomics, as well as to determine …
Event
Workshop on use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and health disparities.
… workshop to discuss the use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and … Workshop on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Genomics and Biomedical Research … of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… then a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of genomics pioneer Maynard Olson at Washington University … with the Human Genome Project successfully completed and genomics maturing into a well-respected discipline. I am so … for a serious postdoctoral research fellow and that genomics was not a field with a bright future! But while it …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… Finally, the first issue of my monthly newsletter – The Genomics Landscape – was in October 2013 . Happy 10th birthday to The Genomics Landscape!   All the best,  …  Since 2011, the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) … twelve years of groundbreaking research about advancing genomics in the clinic, the CSER program ended in June 2023. …
News Release
Experts discussed the gaps, challenges and opportunities in genomics at Genomic Medicine Meeting VIII: NHGRI's Genomic Medicine Portfolio, sponsored by NHGRI.
… Integrating genomics into medical settings is a chicken-or-the-egg … proposition. Healthcare professionals need evidence that genomics improves doctors' ability to diagnose and treat disease, but genomics must first be implemented into medical settings to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… past few months, NHGRI staff will continue pursuing our genomics-driven mission, whether working remotely from home … findings of sexual harassment. Last month’s issue of The Genomics Landscape featured NHGRI efforts to develop a plan for substantially increasing the diversity of the genomics workforce in the United States. This included …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… is gratifying to reflect on the amazing metamorphosis of genomics over the last two decades, especially with respect … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. … Gunter, Ph.D. has joined  NHGRI as a Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement. In this capacity, she will advise the …