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Researchers from NHGRI, Oxford University and other National Institutes of Health centers have developed and tested a new method to predict hospital-acquired infections involving five other important pathogens.
… with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In a recent study , researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), … Oxford University and other National Institutes of Health centers developed and tested a new method to predict … routinely collected hospital data?" Hospital staff usually test patients for infections when they start showing …
Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… Research Institute Boston, MA VA Office of Rural Health VA Office of Primary Care The VA Genomics Learning Health System: Implementing genomic medicine across diverse … 1U01HG013781-01 Adam Buchanan, M.P.H. Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Guthrie Clinic AtlantiCare Making …
Talking Glossary
Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic influences on a trait.
… Genetic Architecture … Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic influences on a trait. … Genetic architecture describes the combined contribution of all genetic influences on the trait. This includes how many genes … Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by … to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health. Speakers are selected by CPHR faculty and cover … Center for Precision Health Research Seminar Series …
News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and several professional medical societies. The … fields of expertise." The website was developed with input from an editorial board of nurses, genetic counselors, physicians, physician assistants and …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and … the way that certain traits or conditions are passed down from one generation to another. Genomics describes the study … activities of cells and functions of the body. Examples of genetic or inherited disorders include cystic fibrosis (See: …
For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases … The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)  was … on rare and genetic diseases. Requests come not only from patients and their families, but also from physicians, …
Event
The NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch is co-hosting a webinar on January 9 with the Undergraduate Genetics Education Network that will explore the changing landscape of genetics from a largely descriptive field and emerging creative fields.
… workshop will explore the changing landscape of genetics from a largely descriptive field (how does it work?) to … can your students expect to see as genetics and genetic engineering grow into a new variety of research and … that will explore the changing landscape of genetics from a largely descriptive field and emerging creative fields. …
For Teachers
The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical perspective of the discoveries that led to our present understanding of the human genome.
… The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical … Students will learn about scientists from many different countries building a body of knowledge … steps toward scientific understanding that can result from the contribution of many experiments. Explain the …
News Release
Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
… In a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) survey, most pregnant women wanted recommendations from their doctors when deciding what types of information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing. The study, by … mutations across the genome, the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. Non-invasive prenatal …