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Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
… United States, sickle cell disease is most prevalent among African Americans. About one in 12 African Americans and about one in 100 Hispanic Americans …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… and Epidemiology, and her experiences as Baylor's first African American Ph.D. graduate (earning her degree in 1971). … She also participated in a panel discussion on the " African American Journey in Science: Accomplishments, … about their own individual journeys and challenges as African Americans in science, offering advice and …
Archive
… The African Diaspora: Integrating Culture, Genomics and History …
Research at NHGRI
Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) helps you and your family learn how your family health history affects your risk for diseases.
… of the Families SHARE Disease Risk Tool among Low-Income African Americans . Public Health Genomics , 2021. DOI: …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… They assessed people with Williams-Beuren Syndrome from African, Asian and Latin American countries, both clinically …
Staff
Dr. Elisabeth F. Heuston is a molecular biology and bioinformatics Staff Scientist with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… architecture of complex traits among populations of African ancestry. Using her multidisciplinary background, she …
Profile
Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… region that is a major contributor to kidney disease in African Americans.  I also had the opportunity to direct …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
… energy and academic vigor to studies of the genomics of African ancestral populations, health disparities in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy and how it emphasizes the importance of good data management practices.
…  The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will host the … this program, panelists will explore the work of Black and African American millennial scientists conducting …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.