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NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar … ClinVar, which is funded and maintained by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information, part of the National … contract HHSN261200800001E. ClinVar is supported by NIH's Intramural Research Program, National Library of Medicine . …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… Raymond MacDougall … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in … College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each … medical centers and at the NIH, as well as a coordinating center operated by Harvard Medical School in Boston. In …
About NHGRI
NHGRI research undergoes peer review by advisory committees who review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs.
… committees that review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs. … Committee members represent … committees who review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs. … Advisory committee, National … Human Genome Research, peer review, grant applications, intramural research … NHGRI research undergoes peer review by …
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NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and their Italian collaborators, were reported August … and guard humans as they have for hundreds of years. By sequencing the whole genome of a Fonni's Dog and comparing it …
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Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… to educating the next generation of researchers. Each center is built so researchers can look to the future within … found at www.genome.gov . National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 …
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NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… in biomedical research, National Institute of Health (NIH) leaders are calling for the scientific community to … data and its appropriate use in biomedical research. Major NIH efforts are also underway to enhance representation of … in biomedical research. ​ … genetic variation, DNA sequencing, health disparities, race and ethnicity, ancestry …
Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… program takes advantage of the research environment of the intramural National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the NIH Clinical Center. The participant, with the assistance of the mentor, …
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NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… of more than a decade of groundbreaking work," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "This analysis … at NCI. The project focused not only on cancer genome sequencing, but also on different types of data analyses, … visit the NCI website at cancer.gov or call NCI's Contact Center (formerly known as the Cancer Information Service) at …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… with a vision. Even with new technologies, genome sequencing is still tough, time-consuming work that requires …
Event
On November 18, 2021, NHGRI will host an NIH Genomics and Health Disparities Special Interest Group lecture, "NIH Approach to Inclusive Excellence - The COSWD Viewpoint" by Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
… Marie A. Bernard, M.D. leads NIH thought regarding the science of scientific workforce … intramurally and extramurally. Dr. Bernard also co-leads NIH’s newly announced UNITE initiative to end structural … Dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease. She co-led the NIH-wide Inclusion Governance Committee that ensures …