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November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
… November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National … social media on Wednesday, November 17. We encourage you and your organizations to join in and help amplify our Institute’s mission to increase genomic … Family Health History Social Media Campaign …
NEWS RELEASE
Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems. … Small yet incredibly powerful, these thousands of species and trillions of inhabitants live in all parts of your body …
News Release
A two-day international gathering on genomic medicine from more than 25 countries recommended ways to improve the use of genomics in medicine.
… What quickly became clear at the Global Leaders in Genomic Medicine meeting, held January 8-9 … D.C., was that both relatively large countries (Canada and the United Kingdom) and small (Singapore, Estonia, Kuwait and Israel) were … meetings, was to recommend ways to improve the use of genomics in medicine. "We're united globally by a passion to …
Research Training
The NHGRI Social and Behavioral Research Branch invites recent graduates to pursue multidisciplinary training in genomics and health.
… The Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB), an intramural research … recent graduates to pursue multidisciplinary training in genomics and health. … Researchers in SBRB investigate social, behavioral, and ethical factors that facilitate translation of genomic …
News Release
Cell Press' "Best of AJHG 2017-2018" includes an article authored by CRGGH researchers Daniel Shriner and Charles Rotimi.
… includes an article authored by Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH), researchers Daniel Shriner and Charles … the Holocene Wet Phase," updated our understanding of when and how the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
… DC. As described in the December 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape , the exhibition first opened at the … of the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Human … last time! Finally, did you know that November is Family Health History Month ? Knowing and acting on your family …
Health FAQ
Discuss these questions with your doctor or health care provider.
… you are taking, your response to other treatments and your general health. To determine your eligibility, you may have to … If you are eligible and decide to receive  gene therapy, your clinical team and healthcare providers will make a plan for the treatments …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision. … 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 …
Fact Sheet
Participation in genomics research is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… on the sequence of the four letters of life — A, C, G, and T. The dissimilarities among human genomes, referred to … across different human populations; some are rare and unique to specific families, while others are common and found across populations.  Genomes from distinct …
News Release
Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
… Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health. … HGP Timeline Illustration: Landmarks in genetics and genomics Hover or swipe over the illustration to zoom. … draft human genome, technologies used for DNA sequencing, and scientists including Dr. Francis Collins. …