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The Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) aims to improve genomic literacy of healthcare providers and enhance the effective practice of genomics-informed healthcare by facilitating interactions among the key stakeholders in genomics education.
… PowerPoint Downloads  ISCC-PEG Information PPT Slide  (For use in member presentations) ISCC-PEG Template … The Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) commissioned four initial … working groups to address major areas identified at the Genomic Medicine IV meeting that are critical to effective …
Staff
Katie Sandlin is an Education Outreach Specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Katie Sandlin brings a strong background in genomics education and community engagement to her role as an … Branch (ECIB) at NHGRI. She oversees the ECIB’s genomic data science and bioinformatics educational … Previously, Katie served as Director of Curriculum for the Genomics Education Partnership. She oversaw the GEP’s …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group  (GMWG) compiles a list of … interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine. To submit notable accomplishments for consideration to the GMWG, please email: GMWG@nih.gov . … Accomplishments in Genomic Medicine (OLD) …
Fact Sheet
Understanding gene therapy for sickle cell disease
… navigate these new therapies, more than 50 scientists, physicians, patients and other experts worked together to develop content for the Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy Project, which … The Democratizing Education Project welcomes your feedback about the sickle …
News Release
NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… the National Institutes of Health, have collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists around the world to create … impact of such a resource will be immediate and profound for all health care providers who are diagnosing and treating … traits), syndrome, continental region of residence and genomic/molecular diagnosis. The need for the tool became …
News Release
NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals. … and even potential careers," said Carla Easter, Ph.D., Education and Community Involvement Branch (ECIB) chief at … a talk on "Harry Potter" genomics - NHGRI is championing genomic literacy by partnering with museums, schools and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… to have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I led a small research group charged with … of Sciences (NAS) first articulated the general framing for the HGP in 1988. The main goals of the Project laid out …
Profile
Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
… and other institutions nearby, I knew it was a good fit for me, and I was hoping to help patients with rare disorders. … struggled to send all four of their children to school. For the first decade of my life, the country was ruled by a … constant fear and uncertainty. There wasn't a lot of room for genetics in Paraguay. Back then, there was only one …
News Release
Collaboration between NHGRI and the Smithsonian will continue educating visitors on the promise of genomics.
… museums and science centers throughout North America for several years. Now, it’s making a grand return to NMNH, … deputy director of NHGRI and former chief of the NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch. There are so many … quizzes to create a high-tech, immersive experience for its visitors. It was originally designed with the dynamic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… on an effort to develop a new NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025. This new plan would succeed … , which covered Fiscal Years 2016-2020. Through a Request for Information  that is open until March 25, 2020, NIH seeks input on the proposed framework for the new plan; such feedback can be provided via a …