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Dr. William Gahl, NHGRI Clinical Director, gave the Samuel Pruzansky Memorial Lecture on March 23 for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference.
… Dr. William Gahl, clinical director at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), has given dozens of lectures … Lecture on March 23 in Phoenix for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference, he wanted to inspire. "As … The ultimate hope is to have a central database to share research, data, cases, de-identified DNA sequence information …
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NHGRI is conducting three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community regarding the current and future state of the medical geneticist workforce.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute is conducting three Zoom-based “listening … community regarding the current and future state of the clinical geneticist workforce. We will conduct these sessions … views regarding key challenges and potential solutions in clinical genetics and genomics, as well as to determine …
Staff
Julie Sapp is a genetic counselor in the NHGRI in the Genomic Services Research Program (GSRP).
… Julie Sapp works as part of a multi-disciplinary research team where she draws upon her genetic counseling … of genomics into medical practice. The diverse clinical research portfolio of the laboratory she works in … social and behavioral questions related to the practice of clinical genomics and genetic counseling. Her work in this …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and … The Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) (formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic … healthcare and research datasets to identify novel clinical and genetic insights into disease. CPHR research …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… by many genetic factors and disease development.  This research was funded by NIH with a grant to Steven Henikoff, … Hutchinson Cancer Center; that grant is part of the NIH Research Project Grant Program ( PA-18-484 ). … of conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research. The IRP houses over 60 …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… - particularly rare childhood diseases - is moving from research laboratories into general medical practice. Now, two … how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., … Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., of the National Human Genome Research Institute and Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H., of …
Staff
Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… is a Data manager and SAS programmer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She is a … She has applied her SAS skills to genetic epidemiology, clinical trials, and biotechnology. She has created a unique … H, Adeyemo A, Rotimi CN. Pharmacogenomics, ancestry and clinical decision making for global populations. …
Research Funding
IGNITE enhances genomic medicine by supporting the development of methods for incorporating genomic information into clinical care.
… genomics field have slowly started to find applications in clinical care. The field of "genomic medicine" could … into the electronic medical record (EMR) and provide clinical decision support (CDS) for implementation of appropriate interventions or clinical advice. The sites will work together to develop new …
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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… Researchers at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and their colleagues* are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome. Health disparities … and homelands despite decades of health disparities research . The role of the microbiome on ethnic and racial …
Research Funding
The Division of Genomic Medicine promotes the NHGRI's efforts to advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care.
… advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care. … DGM programs and projects have working groups with similar research topics and missions. … division plans, directs and facilitates multi-disciplinary research to identify genetic contributions to human health …