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NHGRI will fund $3.35 million over five years to launch the Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program.
… Funding part of broader efforts to enhance diversity of genomics workforce … The National Human Genome … Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program. The program will establish … Ph.D., program director for Health Equity and Workforce Diversity within NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health …
Fact Sheet
Enhancing the diversity of the research workforce fosters innovation and creativity.
… undertaking a leadership role to champion a more diverse genomic workforce. … What are the benefits of maintaining a diverse genomics workforce?  Increasing the diversity in all spheres, including genomics, has critical … further NIH's mission." For NHGRI, true diversity in the genomic workforce would showcase the contribution of people …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI articulates goals and objectives to increase the number of individuals from diverse backgrounds in genomics.
… … To be at the forefront of efforts to enhance the diversity of the genomics workforce, the NHGRI Action Agenda … on increasing the diversity of the next generation of genomic researchers, clinicians and trainees. Diversity of … … Action Agenda … Overview … Commentary … Our Progress … Genomic Workforce Diversity Working Group … Additional …
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NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… and clinical criteria, the researchers compared 161 white, African, Asian and Latin American children with Noonan … groups. Only two clinical elements differed among the African, Asian and Latin American groups: droopy eyelids … traits), syndrome, continental region of residence and genomic and molecular diagnosis. Previously, the only …
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 … Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… 10: January 10, 2022, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Prediction: Genomic discoveries will lead to curative therapies involving genomic modifications for dozens of genetic diseases. … Genetics and Genomic Advances that details the need for diversity and a unifying anti-racist ethos in genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… and to pursuing exciting opportunities in genomics. The Genomic Medicine Working Group of the National Advisory … a look at this paper. All the best, …  Strive for global diversity in all aspects of genomics research, committing to … with support from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and NHGRI. This program …
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NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… They assessed people with Williams-Beuren Syndrome from African, Asian and Latin American countries, both clinically …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… that are associated with skin color variation in some African populations, opening new avenues for research on skin … regions of the human genome associated with skin color in African populations. To do this, they took color meter … pigmentation, researchers could learn about the underlying genomic alterations that were responsible for difference in …
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor … … A Global Research Endeavor Studies have shown that African populations contain the oldest and most diverse set … populations. By not exploring genetic variation within African populations, opportunities are missed to advance not …