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Christine Chang is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Chang is a program officer in the Division of Genomic Medicine, joining the National Human Genome Research … in 2014. She manages a portfolio of grants in genomic medicine research. She is also the co-manager of the NHGRI … Chang is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute. …
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NHGRI has selected Charles Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., as chief of its Metabolic Medicine Branch within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program. In this role, he will provide leadership and guidance on research into genetic diseases that disrupt metabolism.
… P. Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., as chief of its Metabolic Medicine Branch within the Institute’s Intramural Research … in 2016, he became a senior investigator in the Metabolic Medicine Branch. Currently, Dr. Venditti is also an attending … M.D., had served as acting chief of the Metabolic Medicine Branch since 2021. “It is an honor and a privilege …
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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… Norann Zaghloul of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, identified a novel locus for type 2 diabetes, … of studying diverse populations. By conducting functional studies of this locus in zebrafish and mice, researchers …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Ph.D., and Wei Song, Ph.D., at the National Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information.  …
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… and stereotypes. One area where that is applied often in medicine is in racial categorization of patients. So, with … Soo: Why is it important to study how race affects genomic medicine? Persky: We must make genomic medicine broadly accessible for it to be successful, …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… from gene regulatory networks could support genomic medicine and precision medicine, by providing us one more tool to understand the … (GGR) project develops better methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using … of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all. … of diverse communities related to genomics and genomic medicine.  Develop programs and disseminating tools and … LLB, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Medical Sciences (in Medicine) Center for Precision Medicine and Genomics, …
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Dr. Teri Manolio is the director of the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… of people. As the Director of the Division of Genomic Medicine, a position she has held since 2012, Dr. Manolio … Institute where she was involved in large-scale cohort studies such as the Cardiovascular Health Study and the … Military Medical Center, Bethesda, and is a Professor of Medicine on the faculty of the Uniformed Services University …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… that could be used for a broad range of biomedical studies. One such use is to look for the genetic variations … profoundly and the first examples of the era of genomic medicine are upon us. It is important to realize, however, … a decade for a company to conduct the kinds of clinical studies needed to receive approval from the Food and Drug …
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Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of the 2014 lecture series Genomics in Medicine at Suburban Hospital.
… Hospital and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The first lecture, Genetics and Genomics of … understanding of the intersection between genomics and medicine. NHGRI and its collaborators developed the Genomics in Medicine Series in response to the institute's 2011 vision …