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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… on genomic literacy among Africans as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The … part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the National Institutes of Health's Common … are part of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) component of H3Africa. The program has disbursed …
Event
Webinar to discuss NHGRI's support of a new Human Genome Reference Program beginning in fiscal year 2020.
… NHGRI will fund a new Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) beginning in fiscal year 2020. The program will consist of a coordinating center, high quality reference genomes, research and development for reference representations, … Human Genome Reference Program Webinar …
Staff
Kris Wetterstrand is the program operations lead in the NIH Division of Extramural Operatons.
… Kris Wetterstrand is the Program Operations Lead in the NHGRI Division of Extramural … with the Office of Genomic Data Science and the Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) to implement data sharing … the NHGRI grant portfolio in the Division of Extramural Research (from 1999 to 2010), participating in the NHGRI …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… 2018, NHGRI hosted a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) with ELSI program directors and NHGRI policy experts. Our hosts were … Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., division director; Joy Boyer, B.A., program director; Dave Kaufman, Ph.D., program director; … populations.The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program at the National Human Genome Research …
Event
A venue for trainees supported by NHGRI to present their research and form collaborations with other trainees and established researchers from training programs across the United States.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) provides both institutional and … medicine, and ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) research to present their research and form collaborations … NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… diseases affect millions of Americans every day, and research is key to improving our ability to diagnose and treat these diseases. At the National Human Genome Research Institute, our researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs. …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in … Center Maternal-Fetal Medicine-Medical Genetics Fellowship Program. … the four years of training, there are 18 months of focused research in combined areas of maternal fetal medicine and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… NIH budget also includes funds to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) , which will aim … that cannot readily be accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity.” NIH and the White House … take place on Wednesday, August 11, will be geared toward research on genomics, biomedical engineering and imaging, and …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI has four position openings for Health Scientist Administrators (Program Director and Scientific Review Officer). Program Director positions will have a special concentration in informatics and data science and will be located in the Division of Genomic Medicine, the Division of Genome Sciences, or the Office of Genomic Data Science. Scientific Review Officers will reside in the Division of Extramural Operations and will organize peer review meetings for all areas of genomic research at NHGRI.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has four position openings for Health Scientist Administrators (Program Directors). … The Program Directors will manage a portfolio of grants, provide … Genomic Program Administrator (GPA) for all NHGRI-funded research and manage a portfolio of grants in genome …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomics into a greater understanding … Research Areas … The National Human Genome Research Institute's research focuses on the understanding of …