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Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
This FAQ was designed to answer questions regarding how nurses integrate genomics into their education and practice.
… Experts participating in the ISCC-PEG Nursing Genomics Project Group created a video containing all the detailed commentaries to expand upon questions raised in the “Nursing Genomics FAQs”. To view the individual … The Nursing Genomics Project Group of the Inter-Society …
News Release
A new educational resource funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is now available to improve genomic literacy among physicians.
… A new educational resource funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is now available to improve genomic literacy among physicians. The Universal Genomics Instructor Handbook and Toolkit … The handbook enables educators to customize the curriculum to …
Research Training
The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics at the NIH Clinical Center.
… The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and spurs the development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics in the NIH Clinical Center. … The program provides an exciting opportunity for the … capabilities within their Institutes to effectively use genomic data in clinical research and clinical care. The NIH …
News Release
Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
… Landmarks in genetics and genomics Hover or swipe over the illustration to zoom. The Human Genome Project (HGP) Timeline contains major … from 1865 to 2003. Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI. Download the illustration (PDF) … Photographs taken during the decade-long odyssey of the Human Genome Project. Images …
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Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of the 2014 lecture series Genomics in Medicine at Suburban Hospital.
… of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of an upcoming lecture series sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in collaboration with Suburban Hospital and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The first …
News Release
The Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe conference focused on issues arising from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.
… From prenatal genetic screening to the genetic testing of women with family histories of breast … a fixture in our lives. Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe, a three-day conference on the vast number … spring from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research, will be held on June 5 - 7, 2017 by The …
About NHGRI
The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research provides expert advice on genetics, genomics research, training and programs to NHGRI and the NIH.
… The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) advises the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), on genetics, genomic research, training and programs related to the human … The council has established a series of working groups to …
Outreach
15 examples of how genomics has and continues to transform our world in myriad ways.
… The following people made significant contributions to reviewing and selecting the curated resources, reviewing the content, and/orsharing ideas and stories for this … Sequence, Genomics Impact On Society, Cancer Genomics, Genomic Testing, Enhanced Forensics, Genome Editing, Prenatal …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… government leaders, I gave four talks – specifically, at the Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore, the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in Kolkata, the … research collaborations to tackle major challenges in genomic and precision medicine. It will be important to have …
News Release
A two-day international gathering on genomic medicine from more than 25 countries recommended ways to improve the use of genomics in medicine.
… What quickly became clear at the Global Leaders in Genomic Medicine meeting, held January 8-9 at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., was … A goal of the two-day international gathering of more than 50 leaders in genomic medicine from more than 25 countries, sponsored by …