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Talking Glossary
Data science involves the study of large, complex data sets that arise from various types of research projects.
… types of research projects. With respect to genomic studies, such work requires expertise in quantitative …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… When conducting clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related … about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies. This raises the question of when and how it is … Lastly, although much has been learned about the human genome, there remains much to be discovered. Genomic …
Talking Glossary
Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors.
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… Program has funded research grants from investigators in a wide range of disciplines. Many of these projects have used … research). Add value beyond the genomics and ELSI research studies that are already ongoing at the applicant … issues raised by such research; 2) to conduct scholarly studies that inform the ethical practice of research; and 3) …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… and genomics by connecting the base pairs of the Human Genome Project to the bedside of those afflicted with a … The National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Division of Intramural … metabolic, and immunological disorders, and others. These studies have brought together NHGRI basic scientists and …
Clinical Research
The study collects genetic and medical information from people with GNE myopathy to understand the symptoms and clinical course of GNE myopathy.
… . No therapies are currently approved for GNE Myopathy. Studies on mouse models of GNE Myopathy have provided … to be the cause of the muscle decline in GNE Myopathy.  Studies have shown that supplementation of ManNAc to cell … GNE function and enables the production of sialic acid. Studies in mouse models of GNE Myopathy have shown a …
News Release
NIH recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… diseases. The new grants, pending available funds, support studies to better understand the causes and development of … Wise, Ph.D., a program director at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a part of NIH. "The recently funded projects support research studies in the laboratory to understand how these diseases …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
… of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care. … Ph.D., a genetic counselor at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Reverse Phenotyping Core … more than 16,000 research participants who have undergone genome or exome sequencing. Exome and genome sequencing data …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… ‘omic analyses have produced valuable insights, recent studies have shown that integrative (or multi-omic) analysis … Contributing NIH Institutes: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Cancer Institute …
News Release
A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… Genetic Disease Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "These results may enhance … genes and the innate immune system response. In future studies, the team plans to investigate in more detail the …