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Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… to what became the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute. I was in the Laboratory of Genomic … joining NHGRI, Dr. Smith spent 20 years at the National Cancer Institute, where he developed genomic technologies and …
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Dr. Teri Manolio is the director of the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer. Nature Genetics , 44:642-50. 2012. [ PubMed ] Manolio … near FOXE1 are associated with hypothyroidism and other thyroid conditions: using electronic medical records for … LA, Gillanders EM, Manolio TA. Genetic architecture of cancer and other complex diseases: Lessons learned and future …
Talking Glossary
La prueba de ADN extracelular en un método de laboratorio en el que se analiza el ADN extracelular (es decir, no celular) de una muestra biológica, casi siempre en busca de variantes genómicas asociadas con un trastorno hereditario o genético.
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… scientific societies, mostly recently at the American Thyroid Association, to her new role. With the numerous … ingenuity in genetics research. With a history in studying cancer genetics, Dr. Ostrander’s primary research focuses on …
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Dr. Acosta is a board-certified pediatric neurologist with the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program's GM1 gene therapy trial.
… History Study of Children and Adults With Medullary Thyroid Cancer” (NCI 12-C-0178) ; “Clinical, Genetic, and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… including leukemia, lymphomas, and other types of cancer, but these variations among cells remain challenging … NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are jointly awarding $27 million to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green talks about the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting, which provides a venue to foster support and a sense of community for NHGRI-funded trainees, equipping them with tools for success and more clarity about career possibilities.
… cell biology and the development of certain diseases, like cancer. Centromeres have long been challenging to … develop AI tool with potential to more precisely match cancer drugs to patients Notable accomplishments in genomic …
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… measure kidney function. Blood tests to assess liver and thyroid function, blood counts and blood chemistries, …
Talking Glossary
Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder.
… and characterization of some cancers and to monitor cancer therapy. …
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Dr. Pavan looks back on his career at NHGRI, highlights pivotal moments and shares his future plans in artistic woodworking and community mediation.
… not experts in, such as neuroscience, gastroenterology, cancer — and it was often intimidating. But we would jump in, … The gene associated with melanoma, a type of skin cancer, and the genetic condition Waardenburg syndrome type …