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Genetic Disorders
Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that results in progressive destruction of the nervous system.
… Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that results in … Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a fatal genetic disorder, most commonly … the disease has not been extensively described. As for the childhood form of Tay-Sachs, there is no cure. … nervous system in babies with Tay-Sachs. Another avenue of research is gene therapy in which scientists transfer a …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… People with sickle cell disease (SCD) can experience excruciating pain all over their … leg ulcers. Participants will be seen at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. "We have organized a … risk," said Dr. Koehly. "We want to build the foundation for understanding how families communicate with and provide …
Research Funding
The CEGS Program supports multi-investigator, interdisciplinary research teams who develop novel and innovative genomic research projects.
… in 2000 to stimulate the development of novel approaches for conducting biomedical research at genomic scale. CEGS develop new concepts, … explored are covered by NHGRI’s current broad research portfolio in basic genomic science, genomic … : Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) (RM1)  For more information about NHGRI funding opportunities, …
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In honor of Rare Disease Day, experts from the UDN turned to Reddit to answer questions during an "Ask me Anything."
… On March 3, 2017, in honor of Rare Disease Day , a day celebrated worldwide to raise awareness for rare diseases, experts from the UDN turned to Reddit - a … model organisms core, a biorepository, and a coordinating center. There were more than 100 people sitting around the …
Educational Resources
The gene is the basic physical unit of inheritance.
… to specify physical and biological traits. Most genes code for specific proteins, or segments of proteins, which have …
Staff
Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Jie Zhou is a Data manager and SAS programmer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She is a … Pharmacogenomics, ancestry and clinical decision making for global populations. Pharmacogenomics J. 2014 … with Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. CVD Prev Control. 2010 Sep 1;5(3):75-80. …
Research Funding
NHGRI solicits grant applications that relate to its scientific priorities and research interests
… submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research or research training are investigator-initiated … unsolicited, and follow the NIH standard schedule for submission, review and award. NIH institutes and centers … encourages applicants to contact the specific institute or center (IC) from which they seek funding. If an applicant …
Research Funding
A list of funding opportunities in genomics research provided by NHGRI and the National Institutes of Health.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute supports research and training and career development opportunities in support of its research mission which is to accelerate scientific and … publishes funding opportunities in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts . For your convenience, we have also …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… resource used by many scientists to study human health and disease. … a network of researchers to develop and apply methods for mapping candidate functional elements in the genome, and … by ENCODE are organized by two groups: a data coordinating center, which houses the data and provides access to the …
Research at NHGRI
The Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy project developed patient-focused educational materials for the sickle cell community.
… The Big Picture Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder caused by a change in the … and other experts worked together to develop content for the Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene … This project created patient-focused education materials for the sickle cell community. It is important that for …