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Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has funded research grants from investigators in a wide range of … ELSI questions. As the pace of genomic and genetic research increases, the development of research teams that …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… The Center for Genomics and Data Science Research focuses on the development and application of … link between NHGRI and the Center for Inherited Disease Research, an NIH-supported facility located at The Johns … high-throughput genotyping to scientists at NIH and at research institutions around the world. … Tenure-Track or …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution … historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… about the risks and benefits of participating in a research project. … The informed consent process and consent form should reflect the research uses for which samples, genomic data, and health … is preferable whenever possible to facilitate future research and increase the scientific value of the data. For …
Research Funding
​CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care. ​
… findings, remain incompletely understood. Furthermore, research is needed to assess and improve the current … subsequently crafted the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) initiative to: 1) leverage the Institute's … of clinical sequencing into clinical care, and 3) research the ethical, legal, and psychosocial implications …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a documented record and/or historical and current mission of recruiting, educating, training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical research.
… The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), …
News Release
A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research. … In August 2020 the Centers for Disease Control … and scientists have discussed the future of genomics research among Alaska Native people in multiple small … Health Board (ANHB) — co-sponsored a workshop on genomic research with the National Human Genome Research Institute …
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… integral to the advancement of a spectrum of disease-based research. As knowledge stemming from the completion of the … technologies become increasingly affordable, genomics research is playing an ever-larger role across biomedical research. … On Jan. 30, 2015, President Barack Obama …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a … and Africans. … Our central mission is to advance research into the roles of culture, lifestyle, genetics, and … Develop genomic resources for the conduct of primary research into the etiology of metabolic disorders and to …
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… canines may come to our aid-as a powerful animal model for research into human cancer. … A genetic mutation that … March 12, 2015, advance online issue of Molecular Cancer Research include Brennan Decker, an M.D., Ph.D. candidate at … Program; Heidi Parker, Ph.D., of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI); and Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., an …