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Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator and head of the Health Communication and Behavior Unit. She also directs the Immersive Simulation … extensively in the areas of health communication, genomics and virtual reality methods and has presented in … obesity risk can significantly reduce the extent to which medical students stereotype and avoid eye contact with a …
Genomics and Medicine
A list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine compiled by the NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group (GMWG).
… Search for specific publications by title, author, category and/or by date range. For an explanation about the selection criteria and categories, see the list of categories and their definitions . … Group (GMWG) compiles a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency … But in 2012, a new technique called CRISPR was developed and has revolutionized genome editing. The scientists who … could borrow tools from the immune system of bacteria and develop "bacterial scissors" for surgically editing any …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
… Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat … technology are leading to a new understanding of cancer and new ways for diagnosing and treating many types of cancer. Cancer is a group of … (or ALL) in 2003, when he was in his fourth year of medical school. This led him to specialize in treating …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… The NHGRI 'Genomics 2020' strategic planning process continues to move … forward, gathering early ideas for further exploration and feedback about the process itself. Last month, we held … Hall included open sessions that focused on more basic and then more applied areas of genomics, and this was …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… symposium entitled “The Meaning of Eugenics: Historical and Present-Day Discussions of Eugenics and Scientific Racism” will begin. As I mentioned in the November issue of The Genomics Landscape, this symposium will examine the history … Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School John Tisdale, M.D., National Heart, Lung, …
Graduate Medical Education
An opportunity for a 4-to-8-week elective in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
… Biomedical Informatics Cardiology Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Senior Medical Students Critical Care Medicine Endocrinology and … Service Interventional Radiology/Interventional Oncology Medical Genetics Medical Oncology Neuro-Oncology … Neurosurgery Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Pain and Palliative Care Pathology Pediatric …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… was particularly meaningful to me as a St. Louis native and a former medical student, graduate student, postdoctoral trainee, and faculty member at Washington University School of … University of Washington in Seattle, WA on June 19, 2018, and at Stanford University in Stanford, CA on July 17, 2018. …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that involves using genomic information … care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, … medicine is beginning to fuel new approaches in certain medical specialties. Oncology, in particular, is at the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… As the heat rises and the summer arrives, you might be looking for some indoor … virtual NHGRI workshop entitled “Future Directions in Genomics and Health Equity.” The goal of the workshop was to identify … NIH is increasingly hosting genome-sequence datasets and other genomic datasets in cloud environments. Cloud-based …