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Staff
Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… shown that patients are interested in engaging in genomics-informed weight management care. Her work has also … 2018. [ PubMed ] Persky S, Goldring MR, Cohen RW. Genomics-informed weight management in primary care: anticipated …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
Staff
Darryl Leja is a senior graphic designer, illustrator and visual information specialist within NHGRI's Office of Communications.
Educational Resources
Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
Event
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period.
Administrative
The Division of Management oversees a wide range of NHGRI activities, from financial management to administrative services to information technology.
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
Fact Sheet
Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.
… with complex issues related to privacy and identity.  Informed Consent: Researchers usually ask for consent from … genome-sequence data in the process of gaining such informed consent.  Privacy: Powerful computational tools … are expected to share human genomic data according to the consent provided by the research participants. Genomic data …
Policy Issues
The 9 steps a bill can go through before becoming a law, using the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2003 as an example.