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NHGRI Director Eric Green elected to the National Academy of Medicine
After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
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NHGRI appoints Drs. Sara Chandros Hull and Shawn Burgess as new deputy scientific directors
NHGRI has selected Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D., and Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., as deputy scientific directors of NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program.
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Dr. Charles Rotimi awarded academy medal for distinguished contributions in biomedical science
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
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NIH awards $50.3 million for “multi-omics” research on human health and disease
NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
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NIH awards $5.8M to create genomic data science educational hub for early career researchers
NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
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NIH awards $38 million to improve utility of polygenic risk scores in diverse populations
NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
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From one genomic diagnosis, researchers discover other treatable health conditions
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.
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NHGRI appoints Oleg Shchelochkov as intramural training program director
Dr. Shchelochkov will oversee the research training, fellowship and residency programs at the institute.
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NIH researchers develop guidelines for reporting polygenic risk scores
Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
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Dr. Neil Hanchard joins NHGRI as a clinical investigator
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
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