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A 10-part seminar series in 2021 that focuses on the “Bold Predictions for Human Genomics by 2030” that are described in NHGRI’s “Strategic Vision for Improving Human Health at the Forefront of Genomics.”
… National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH Moderator: Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D. NHGRI … Recorded Seminars … Past …
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ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… talks with Dr. Eric Green, NHGRI director (left), and Dr. Dan Kastner, NHGRI scientific director. Dr. Biesecker, a …
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
… immunodeficiency disease. NHGRI Scientific Director Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., led the team of collaborators from NIH … that the patients were born with a genetic condition," Dr. Kastner said. "We used a whole-exome screen to locate genetic … and inflammatory blood vessel disease in the patients. Dan Yang, M.D., Ph.D., a staff scientist in Dr. Boehm's lab, …
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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.
… Hanchard to the NHGRI Intramural Research Program,” said Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI's scientific director. “Neil and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Genome Statute and Legislation Database, which recently received a major revamp to help researchers, policy analysts, and the public more easily find state-level legislation related to genomics.
… directors: Jefferey Trent, Ph.D.; Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.; Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D.; and Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., who is the …
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Dr. Gahl honored for his leading efforts to diagnose and treat individuals with rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… while providing answers for our patients," remarked Dr. Dan Kastner, scientific director of the NHGRI Intramural Research …
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NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).
… search for a treatment," said NHGRI Scientific Director Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D. "And having a treatment will bring …
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NHGRI has selected Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., as the next scientific director. In this role, he will lead the institute’s Intramural Research Program, which conducts basic and clinical research to enable a greater understanding of human disease and to develop better methods to detect, prevent and treat genetic disorders.
… tenure of the previous NHGRI scientific director, Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., who led the NHGRI Intramural Research …
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
… for affected children," said NHGRI Scientific Director Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D. "This study is an important step in …
Summit
This Summit is a 5-year initiative (2016-2020) designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics.
… Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D. , Scientific Director, NHGRI William …