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Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… Obesity and genomic information, obesity and genetics, medical information and fearfulness, emotions and medical decisions, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, …
Research Training
Two-year fellowships for M.D.s and Ph.D.s in cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics.
… Medical Genetics Fellowship Training Program, Laboratory … Genetics and Genomics Fellowship, Training Program, Medical Genetics, Cytogenetics, Biochemical Genetics, …
News Release
Researchers have discovered that FGF21 is elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia.
… (MMA), a serious genomic disorder. Based on this finding, medical teams treating patients with MMA will be able to … Ph.D., senior author and senior investigator in the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. "We can use … Ph.D., lead author and associate investigator in NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. "Our new …
Research Funding
The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use  August 2008  New Grants Bolster Efforts to … at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care. … at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care. …
Talking Glossary
Precision medicine (generally considered analogous to personalized medicine or individualized medicine) is an innovative approach that uses information about an individual’s genomic, environmental and lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management.
… lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management. The goal of precision medicine is to … lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management. The goal of precision medicine is to … lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management. …
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.
… M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the … at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and in medical genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. … the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. He is also a fellow of the …
Staff
Dr. Carsten Bonnemann is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Dr. Carsten Bonnemann is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
News Release
Check out this video from NHGRI Director Eric Green talking about the importance of knowing your family health history.
… to record this information for sharing with families and medical providers. … History Day, Thanksgiving and family history, family medical history, family health history video …
Staff
Dr. Ellen Sidransky is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Section, is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch of the National Human Genome Research … papers and is board certified in both pediatrics and medical genetics. She was elected to the association of … and the NHGRI Mentorship AWARD. She also serves on the medical advisory board of the National Gaucher Foundation. …
Research Training
The Graduate Partnerships Program develops future scientists by providing opportunities to perform research in NHGRI laboratories.
… Graduate or medical students at accredited U.S. universities or … Program, Training Programs, Graduate Students, Medical Students, Research Investigators, NHGRI Laboratories …