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Research Funding
The ELSI Publications and Products Database organizes publications for ELSI projects and activities by the last name of the principle investigator.
… Since its creation in 1990, the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has funded … Ethical Issues In Genomics, Legal Issues In Genomics, Social Issues In Genomics, Ethical Issues In Genetics, Legal Issues In Genetics, Social Issues In Genetics, Genetic Discrimination, …
Event
The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program will host the Pre-Application Webinar for the Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance ELSI Research (BBAER) Program - New Limited Competition for Resource Limited Institutions on August 28, 2024.
… and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), … The NHGRI’s Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program hosted a … used in research addressing the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of advances in human genetics or …
Staff
Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… directs the Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) at the National … from Northwestern University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa … technological advancements into society. She trained as a social psychologist at the Research Center for Virtual …
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.
… investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. Program … investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. … investigator-initiated research on the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. …
News Release
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long invested in basic genetics and genomics research, clinical trials, as well as translational medicine and social science studies, to advance our understanding of this widespread illness to help develop effective therapies.
… clinical trials, as well as translational medicine and social science studies, to advance our understanding of this … clinical trials, as well as translational medicine and social science studies, to advance our understanding of this … clinical trials, as well as translational medicine and social science studies, to advance our understanding of this …
Careers and Training
Scientists and thousands of other professionals are using discoveries in genetics to revolutionize the world. This means careers in genetics and genomics are booming. And there are many other careers you don’t usually think of as science, like education, social work, and even law and the arts that are affected by this growth, creating even more career opportunities.
… you don’t usually think of as science, like education, social work, and even law and the arts that are affected by … growth and development of an organism. Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research ELSI researchers investigate the ethical, legal, social or policy implications of genetics and genomics …
Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) on the investigator-initiated ELSI Research Grants (R01, R21, R03). Program Officer(s) contact information is also included for each ICO.
… understanding of genomics, as well as the surrounding social and physical environments, interact with long-held … or approaches by scientific or trade journals, news media, or other media.  Genomic Research Design and … of genomic research in increasingly complex regulatory, social, scientific, and technological environments. Data …
Staff
Dr. Nicole Lockhart is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
… development grants related to the ethical, legal and social (ELSI) implications of genomic research. Dr. Lockhart … healthcare, policy issues in genomics, ethical legal and social implications …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin … Careers in genomics, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Medgar Evers College, …
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… study's lead author and an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human … and fearfulness, emotions and medical decisions, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Susan Persky …