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… Accessing the Archive: Disability, Race, and the History of Eugenic Institutionalization …
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… Who is Unfit?: Centering Race and Disability in Histories of Eugenics …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and provides guidance on how to approach them. It also … important content to include in their consent forms and how to use clear and concise language to inform … name, we will give them basic information such as your race, ethnic group, geographic region, age range, and sex …
Fact Sheet
mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is normally found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
… to the virus, their immune system will recognize the virus and respond to it.  mRNA vaccines are safe and cannot alter your DNA, and you cannot get COVID-19 from the vaccine.  mRNA vaccines …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and 19, 2023. Three times a year, NHGRI convenes NACHGR, a … starting at 10:30 a.m. ET to hear updates about NHGRI and genomics. The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) … 2023 Annual ASHG Meeting. Mona joined ASHG in July 2017 and has led it through a period of substantial strategic …
Staff
Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., served as the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 2009 to 2025.
… chief of the NHGRI Genome Technology Branch (1996 - 2009) and founding director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center … ] Bonham VL, Green ED, and Pérez-Stable EJ: Examining how race, ethnicity, and ancestry data are used in biomedical research. …
Profile
In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… From pastor to program director in the Division of Genomics and Society, Joy Boyer concludes her distinguished career at … When people look at it, they see their greatest fears and their greatest desires. There's always been this tension … an incompetent plumber squeezing the pipeline of genomics and inhibiting good, life-saving research from moving …
News Release
Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and computational methods for the analysis. The scientists … Washington, Seattle; Washington University in St. Louis, and University of Texas, Houston. The investigators will … in 2012 between the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… The Center aims to enhance research, education, and workforce capacity in the field of genomics, specifically … building the next generation of genomic health scientists and workforce in rural Alabama. CGRC’s goal is to effectively … of triple negative breast cancer in women of African ethnicity Lead: Deepa Bedi, M.D., Ph.D. Triple-negative …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority … in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. … Foster excellence in genomics research and grow and support the genomics workforce by providing …