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Media Advisory
On December 7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a webinar to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
…            Chazeman Jackson, senior director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, American Society of Human … Genomics Heather Zierhut, president, National Society of Genetic Counselors … of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the National Society of Genetic Counselors, and others. The report concludes that …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… Genome (ClinGen) Resource  under their recent Public Human Genetic Variant Database guidance. This program is part of an FDA effort  to provide genetic test developers access to consistent, … curation approaches and aim to ensure that ancestry and diversity are adequately addressed in the resource. …
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.
… The Diversity Center for Genome Research at UHM supports research …  Integrating genome, other layers of omics, and non-genetic data to improve understanding of the etiology of … newly identified and established markers and known non-genetic disease risk factors. Knowledge generated by this …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… generation of the genomic science workforce, fostering diversity contributions to the university’s mission, the … interventions. Genomic study to characterize the role of genetic and epigenetic factors affecting the tumor phenotype … The purpose of this study is to determine whether genetic ancestry play a role in gene expression, genomic …
Event
On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science."
… Historically Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences … Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science ," a panel of African American biomedical … Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science …
News Release
The Genetic Counseling Training Program, a collaborative program between the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University, will be undergoing program planning and development that will reshape training of genetic counselors across the career spectrum.
… The NIH-funded Genetic Counseling Training Program , a master’s degree … NIH to conduct strategic planning and reshape training of genetic counselors across the career spectrum. Currently … program will finish in December 2026. “The NIH-funded Genetic Counseling Training Program has been wildly …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
Research Funding
The primary mission of the Alliance of Genome Resources (the Alliance) is to develop and maintain sustainable genome information resources that facilitate the use of diverse model organisms in understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human biology, health and disease. This understanding is fundamental for advancing genome biology research and for translating human genome data into clinical utility.
… the use of diverse model organisms in understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human biology, health and … pathways, gene expression, and both protein–protein and genetic interactions. Given the significant use of these … the use of diverse model organisms in understanding the genetic and genomic basis of human biology, health and …
News Release
By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
… NIH study finds that failing to account for mixed genetic lineages could lead to inaccuracies. … accounting for population structure. By considering mixed genetic lineages, researchers at the National Human Genome … and European Americans in the U.S., capturing ancestral diversity not seen in other large catalogs of human genomic …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
… can be a stressful time, and for many years prenatal genetic testing has required invasive procedures with … the field. Less than a decade ago, women seeking prenatal genetic testing, such as for a condition like Down syndrome, … sequencing has allowed a totally new approach for prenatal genetic testing, at least for the initial screening test for …