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Dr. Joshua Denny is the head of the NHGRI Precision Health Informatics Section and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program.
… Dr. Denny’s research interests include use of electronic health records (EHRs) and genomics data from large-scale … the Chief Executive Officer of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program. … With this mission in mind, those in the Precision Health Informatics Section primarily repurpose health records …
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Shawneequa Callier is a special volunteer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). For over a decade, she has also … at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health at the National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH. … teaches bioethics courses in the SMHS Translational Health Sciences Ph.D. program and provides guest lectures …
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Researchers build a statistical model using family health history to improve disease risk assessment
Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information about family member health and lifestyle factors from family members.
… information from family members about their family health history and lifestyle factors. … the results may advance physicians’ ability to use family health history information to assess which conditions with a genetic component pose a risk to your health and require further testing. The researchers used type …
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A polygenic risk score is one way by which people can learn what their risk of developing a disease is, based on the total number of genomics variants related to the disease.
… with their physicians and genetic counselors for further health assessments. … and contributes to a widespread concern about increasing health disparities beyond polygenic risk scores. The percentage  of … Polygenic risk scores are not yet routinely used by health professionals because there are no guidelines for …
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GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators.
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The Method for Introducing a New Competency: Genomics (MINC) Toolkit assists those interested in integrating genomics into their practice.
… DNP, R.N., FACHE, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, explains how the program … Health …
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Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… and joined the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH), National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health as a senior research fellow. His interests include … Guanjie Chen, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, genetic epidemiology, genetic statistics, simulation …
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Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She is a Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) … consent to international genetic research. Am J Public Health. 2006 Nov;96(11):1989-95. Epub 2006 Oct 3. Rotimi CN, … Jie Zhou, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, genetic epidemiology, clinical trials, biotechnology …
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Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH), part of National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Doumatey received her Bachelor’s and … the metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and microbiome in health and diseases. Curriculum Vitae …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… conducting research on human  embryos , and the unknown health risks of genome editing, creating "designer babies" is … to happen in the United States anytime soon. Like many health technologies and medications, genome editing is also … at least initially. This could worsen health disparities  that already exist based on socioeconomic …