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Event
To bring together communities of researchers working in machine learning (ML), NHGRI hosted the Machine Learning in Genomics: Tools, Resources, Clinical Applications and Ethics workshop on April 13-14, 2021.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. , Director, National Human Genome Research Institute Keynote Session: What are the opportunities and challenges for ML in genomics research? Moderator: Shannon McWeeney, Ph.D. , Oregon Health … University 11:10 a.m. - Eric Topol, M.D. , Scripps Research Genomics in the Machine Learning Space   11:40 a.m. …
Research Training
The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award provides full-time, semi-independent research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) is available to promising … who are interested in pursuing full-time, semi-independent research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) laboratories. … years, depending on the annual review of the trainee's research accomplishments and the availability of …
Research Training
The Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research provides students the opportunity to perform biomedical research with some of the world's best scientists.
… The Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research provides students at all levels the opportunity to perform biomedical research alongside some of the world's most accomplished … researchers present the latest findings in biomedical and clinical research, at a level geared towards advanced high …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support scientific exploration … prevent, detect and better treat disease. In some cases, research participants may also gain some individual benefit, … some care as part of your participation. To receive clinical care, you should consult your regular physician. How …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and social-behavioral research can provide insights and discoveries that could not … model organisms or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by … All research with human participants supported by the United …
News Release
Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
… to compromise the adoption of polygenic risk scores in clinical care. To address this concern, the research teams, funded primarily by the National Human Genome … of the new reporting framework items include detailing the study population and the basis for choosing that population. …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has funded research grants from … from different disciplines, such as genomic sciences, clinical research, clinical and health policy, ethics, law, the humanities, … in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (CEER) (RM1) Expiration Date: November 1, 2017  …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions from the November 2, 2022 webinar that provided an overview of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the AnVIL Clinical Resource (ACR)Â RFA-HG-22-021.
… of the ACR to provide functionality to return results to clinical research subjects?  Yes, the purpose of the ACR is to provide genomic-based clinical resources within the AnVIL platform to support … the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the AnVIL Clinical Resource (ACR) RFA-HG-22-021 . We collected the …
Staff
Dr. Benjamin Solomon is the Clinical Director in the Office of the Clinical Director at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Dartmouth. He completed medical training in pediatrics and clinical genetics through a joint Children’s National/National Human Genome Research Institute program. After completing this program, … bioinformaticists, and bench-based scientists to deliver clinical care and conduct genomic research. In 2016, Dr. …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are seeking help from people … the Middle East, Asia and India. The goal of Mr. Bonham's study, Insights Into Microbiome and Environmental … without leg ulcers. Participants will be seen at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. "We have organized a …