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Dr. Lisa Helbling Chadwick is a deputy director in Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
…  List of DTC genetic tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  International Society of … testing may be performed to further optimize medication choices.  Educating patients about lifestyle changes and …
News Release
An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer may provide insights into human cancers because of the similarities in the dog and human immune systems.
… By comparing the genomes of 186 healthy dogs from a wide variety of species to two of the dog … built a comprehensive catalog of genetic variation of healthy dogs based on the team's compilation of genomes, … dog genome had minor variations. When they compared the healthy dog genomes to the unhealthy dog tumor genomes, they …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
… our "microbiome." We would not be able to properly digest food without them living in our gut, or to have a working … engineered machine! Additional Resources: TED-Ed - How the Food You Eat Affects Your Gut TED-Ed - What Causes Antibiotic …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore the basic elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule and that are relevant to genomics.
… specific topic of the study]. The study includes both healthy volunteers and people who have [condition, if … require plans to destroy samples — or at least to offer choices about the disposition of samples — when participants …
Genetic Disorders
Thalassemia is a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affect a person's ability to produce hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.
… "thalassemia trait." Most carriers lead completely normal, healthy lives. A child who inherits two thalassemia trait … who have thalassemia or carry the trait to give birth to healthy babies. Embryos created in-vitro are tested for the … gene before being implanted into the mother, allowing only healthy embryos to be selected. Additional Resources for …
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Dr. Robb Rowley is an Internal Medicine Physician and a program director for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network.
… Dr. Rowley has experience with managing multiple U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trials, along …
News Release
Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… common functions of bacterial genes, if the bacteria are healthy, each individual's particular suite of species appear … perform roughly the same biological functions as another healthy individual. In fact, researchers found that certain … bacterial metabolic pathways were always present in healthy people, and that many of those pathways were often …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
… In a different application, DNA barcoding has enabled food safety experts to monitor the food supply and prevent fraud. For example, they showed that …