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Discuss these questions with your doctor or health care provider.
… Discuss these questions with your doctor or clinical trial team. … materials to talk with your healthcare provider or a clinical trial team. … be different for each available gene therapies, including clinical trials. However, there are a few general criteria … you are eligible and decide to receive  gene therapy, your clinical team and healthcare providers will make a plan for …
News Release
NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar programs … developed by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology to …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… will review findings on implications for health and care of newborns at the final public session of the National … Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program. … the possible use of genomic sequence information for the care of newborns. …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Intramural Research Award recognizes research achievements by trainees in basic, clinical, and social behavioral science research.
… Ph.D.  Every year, NHGRI recognizes outstanding trainees in the Division of Intramural Research by granting the NHGRI … the NHGRI Intramural Research Program, including basic, clinical, and social behavioral science research. To date, … who continue to make valuable contributions in the area of genomics and related fields. Our well-deserving recipients …
News Release
Dr. Shchelochkov will oversee the research training, fellowship and residency programs at the institute.
… appointed Oleg Shchelochkov, M.D., as the new director of Clinical and Laboratory Residencies and Fellowships. Dr. … genetics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. In this role, Dr. Shchelochkov was routinely recognized with … about both the depth and breadth of Oleg’s vision for genomics education. As our field expands, it is critical for …
News Release
eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five years.
… eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million … of Health has announced the provision of $75 million in funding over five years for the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment and Management …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
… contrasts with the typical phenotype-first approach to clinical research, which starts with clinical findings. A … into newly described disorders. The study was published in the American Journal of Human Genetics . “We demonstrated … of the disorders and the associated genomic variants. “Genomics has the potential to change reactive medicine into …
News Release
ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… (ASHG) members have selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and long-time investigator … Research Institute (NHGRI), as their new president-elect. In 2019, Dr. Biesecker will become president of ASHG, a … for human genetics specialists worldwide. He will serve in his personal capacity. …
Event
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.
… to help gather information from the national genetics and genomics 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 …
About NHGRI
The Genomic Medicine Working Group explores and advises on issues related to the adoption of genomic medicine.
… outlined by the 2011 NHGRI Strategic Plan  and continued in the 2020 NHGRI Strategic Plan . The working group will … in advising NHGRI on research needed to evaluate and move genomics into routine medical practice. The working group … organizing genomic medicine meetings  that bring together genomics researchers, clinicians, and other experts involved …