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Broad data sharing promotes maximum public benefit from federally funded genomics research. NHGRI supports the broadest appropriate genomic data sharing with timely data release through widely accessible data repositories. These repositories may be open access (unrestricted) or, if more appropriate, controlled access.
… Genomic Data, Data Sharing, Data Repositories, Scientific Data, Informed Consent, Sharing Genomic …
News Release
Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director for the Intramural Research Program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) recognized for his pioneering work on the genomics of autoinflammatory diseases.
… Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director for the Intramural Research Program at … Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director for the Intramural Research Program at … Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director for the Intramural Research Program at …
Staff
Debbie Brathwaite is a program support specialist at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Office of the Scientific Director (OSD), Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Office of the Scientific Director (OSD), Center for Research on Genomics … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Office of the Scientific Director (OSD), Center for Research on Genomics … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Office of the Scientific Director (OSD), Center for Research on Genomics …
Staff
Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… Dr. Rotimi was appointed scientific director of NHGRI in 2021. He received his … Genome Variation Project. He is on the Executive and Scientific Committee for the International Federation of … and how race is used by physicians when prescribing drugs. Scientific approaches in Dr. Rotimi's lab take broader …
About Genomics
Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of genomic science and human health for all.
… for adopting best practices within the biomedical and scientific communities. Read the Report: Use of Race, … Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of … Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of …
Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 25, as scholars and scientists answer audience questions and address the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics and scientific racism in the context of existing and developing genetic and genomic screening technologies.
… the individual and public health benefits of these scientific interventions are clear, scholars have long … symposium that addressed the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern … technologies and the legacies of eugenics . Eugenics and scientific racism are immoral and pseudoscientific ideologies …
News Release
NIH researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code for known chemicals that brain cells use to communicate.
… and Derek Gildea, Ph.D., from NHGRI’s Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core; Laura Elnitski, Ph.D., NHGRI …
Intramural Training Office
In NIH's annual Three-Minute Talks (TmT) competition, postbaccalaureate researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows from each institute’s intramural research program have to describe their research clearly and engagingly in just three minutes using one PowerPoint slide. The competition challenges trainees to develop their communication skills as they explain the background, key findings, and significance of their work.
… research stories, participants attend an initial science communication coaching session as a group, followed by … The competition challenges trainees to develop their communication skills as they explain the background, key … The competition challenges trainees to develop their communication skills as they explain the background, key …
Research Funding
A submitted grant application undergoes a two-step, peer-review process to determine its eligibility for funding.
… of an application is an evaluation of the proposal's scientific and technical merit, and is managed by the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) [public.csr.nih.gov] or the review … and programs. Initial review groups are administered by a Scientific Review Administrator (SRA), and are composed of …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… of “junk DNA” has changed significantly. First, the scientific community retired this term and instead refer to … often pejoratively, to describe a large-scale, centralized scientific project usually funded by a government or large … and inefficient. They argued that the most fruitful scientific research required a more independent and focused …