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NHGRI has created the IDE Greenhouse as an educational resource to help increase understanding of the regulation in the genomics context.
… NHGRI Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health ( NSIGHT ) program along with the NIH All of Us …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… tests and how results of DTC-GT may affect their patients’ health, wellness and medical decision making. … Tools for Collecting Family History My Family Health Portrait Web-based tool to create a family pedigree with health information for patients and their providers to …
Fact Sheet
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an essential molecule that performs many roles in the cell, from carrying the instructions to make proteins to regulating genes.
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Dr. Laura Elnitski is a senior investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… identification, association, and function in human health and disease. If you are in the Boston area, we welcome … General Hospital on July 17 and Genomics in Medicine & Health Strategic Planning Workshop on September 26-27.  To … and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing …
Policy Issues
This glossary contains definitions for commonly used terms (such as "bill", "statute", "regulation" and more) found in the Genome Statue and Legislative Database.
… Chapter: A division of each title of the Code of Federal Regulations that deals with regulations for a specific agency. Also, the statutory and … into chapters rather than titles. Codified: Laws or regulations that are codified are general and permanent laws … Code: A compilation of general and permanent state regulations that have the force of law. Administrative codes …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is fostering an appreciation for what our DNA means for our health, identities and culture.
… fostering an appreciation for what our DNA means for our health, identities and culture. …  was formally established at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an integral part of the Human Genome Project. … supported by this program, ranges from genomics and health disparities to inclusion of diverse populations in …
News Release
NIH is awarding $5.4 million in first-year funding to establish a new program that supports the integration of genomics into learning health systems. As genomic testing becomes increasingly common, more and more genomic data are available in clinical settings, and learning health systems present an opportunity to translate this evidence quickly and directly into improvements in medical care.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $5.4 million in first-year funding … that supports the integration of genomics into learning health systems. Present in many hospitals across the United States, learning health systems are a type of clinical practice that bridges …
News Release
Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… The National Institutes of Health has awarded eight grants as part of the … by the NIH Common Fund, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood … methylation, gene expression and gene sequences in human health and disease.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen … IRRs and IFs is relevant for a variety of fields of human health research. However, the volume of genomic data, the … to enable re-testing in a CLIA-certified laboratory. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) …