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News Release
A study published NIH researchers revealed that about half of individuals who said they don’t want to receive secondary genomic findings changed their mind after their healthcare provider gave them more detailed information.
… support the video tag. Animation of patient filling out an informed consent form and checking the "YES" checkboxes for both Expected Outcome and Secondary Findings. Credit: … D.T., Lee, K., Chung, W.K. et al. ACMG SF v3.0 list for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… their origins at Washington University, and I am grateful for my extensive ties to this outstanding institution. As the … are available on the ' Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics ' website. NHGRI will host a Town Hall at the … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics.  …
Talking Glossary
Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that involves using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care.
… medicine, personalized medicine and precision medicine. For some conditions, genomic information can be used to help …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… The Center for Genomics and Data Science Research focuses on the development and application of … Genomics is, fundamentally, a data science. Nucleic acids are … genomes of thousands of species and opening new avenues for studying genomic function and disease. Their efforts in …
Event
On December 11, 2023, NHGRI, in collaboration with several other NIH Institutes and Offices, recently renewed the three Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) used to support investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute, in collaboration with several other NIH … Opportunity (NOFOs) used to support investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. Program officers from the NHGRI ELSI Program hosted …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions from the May 23, 2023 informational webinar, ELSI Research and the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy.
… the NIH-wide list of FAQs, and the optional template for DMS plan submission. In addition, NHGRI has released some Considerations for Sharing Non-Genomic Data from Human Research Participants. … Information)? The DMS Policy establishes the foundation for NIH’s data management and sharing expectations, which NIH …
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.
… hidden in DNA sequences.  Estimates predict that genomics research will generate between 2 and 40 exabytes of data … genomic data science will be a vibrant field of research for many years to come.  Performing genomic data science … quantity of complex data associated with human genomes, genomics is now considered a "big data" field. …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires additional protections for sensitive information that is collected from participants … institutions will automatically be issued a certificate for applicable research. Compliance with the requirements of …
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 … details are updated as information becomes available. For more information, please contact Les Biesecker at email … Center for Precision Health Research Seminar Series … The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of …
Media Availability
Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… work is supported by the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research program at the National Human Genome Research … enable genomic profiling to become a more accessible tool for clinicians evaluating cancer patients. The researchers … have therapeutic, prognostic and diagnostic implications for cancer patients. The researchers subsequently devised an …