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Dr. Hanchard talks about his journey into genetics research, his collaborations with international researchers, and the importance of determination in science.
… Hanchard studies are more common in individuals of African ancestry. In fact, diversity is at the core of his research … potential to improve the healthcare of those with African ancestry, but also helps researchers understand how the human …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… guidance on the use of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry in genomics research. The NASEM study is sponsored …
Research at NHGRI
A list of publications led by or in collaboration with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… polygenic prediction for kidney function in persons with ancestry from Africa and the Americas. Cell Genom . … C, AMP-T2D-GENES Consortium, Li Y, Hanover JA, Simonds WF. Ancestry-specific high-risk gene variant profiling unmasks … TO, Adeyemo A , Rotimi C . Genes, environment, and African ancestry in cardiometabolic disorders. Trends Endocrinol …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… biomolecular processes, animal development, fertility, ancestry, infectious disease, agriculture, bioconservation, …
News Release
A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… people, but is more common in people of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. There are three types of the disease: Type 1 causes …
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Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… she thought it would be a fun way for him to find out his ancestry. Her father took the test, and his results revealed a high percentage of Jewish ancestry. Surprised by these results, Morris also decided to take an ancestry test, which verified that she was a quarter Jewish. …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is fostering an appreciation for what our DNA means for our health, identities and culture.
… The broad availability of genomic ancestry testing is influencing the way we think about the concept of race in America (see Human Origins and Ancestry ). We now understand that skin color, as one … intertwined relationships between a person's or groups' ancestry, ethnicity, and racial identity. The National Human …
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The Genomics and Society: Expanding the ELSI Universe conference focused on issues arising from the ethical, legal and social implications of genomic research.
… Dean of Social Science at Columbia University on genes, ancestry and identity; Wylie Burke , Professor of Bioethics …
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We invite scholars to submit ideas to be one of six to seven speakers at our symposium, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present, and Future”, with an additional opportunity to join a collected set of papers on the same theme.
… ideologies, and lived experiences of race, ethnicity, and ancestry; disability, genetics, genomics and the … The social construction and lived experiences of race, ancestry, ethnicity, and their connection to disability and …
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Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… and obesity-related traits in populations of African ancestry. One of her research interests is to understand the … et al. Genome-wide association study identifies African-ancestry specific variants for metabolic syndrome. Mol Genet …