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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse Groups Underrepresented in Genomic … Bonham is also the Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities. "Because genomic information …
News Release
NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… of human cellular responses, the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS). Discovering such … will improve scientists' understanding of cell pathways and aid in the development of new therapies for many … new LINCS grants (pending available funds) are: Harvard Medical School, Boston, $12.87 million over six years …
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.
… asked questions about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. … Health FAQs … … genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. … Family …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… Postdoctoral Fellowship provides recent doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genetic and … the applicant's research interests in genetics and genomics as applied to health disparities research. This …
Staff
Heather Colley is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… 2007. Her research portfolio includes the NHGRI Training and Career Development Programs, NHGRI GWAS Catalog, and the … the diversity of the biomedical workforce and leveraging genomics to improve human health. Ms. Colley received her … world implementation and sharing of PhenX measures. BMC Medical Genomics , 7(1):16. 2014. [ PubMed ] Ramos EM, …
Talking Glossary
A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome.
… the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … that could change the medical management of that patient and potentially prevent or more effectively treat the …
News Release
Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … Stomach cancers fall into four … groups of patients," said Adam Bass, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Broad … Quick Facts, Q&A, graphics, glossary, a brief guide to genomics and a media library of images can be found at …
Staff
Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 and his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1976. He … genetics fellowships at the NIH's Interinstitute Medical Genetics Training Program, which he directed from … Biogenesis: Clinical and Molecular Genetics. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet, 9:359-86, 2008. [ PubMed ]. Gahl WA. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… from home. If you are seeking some virtual connections to genomics, I would like to offer some “remote learning” … Last month, Dr. Sara Hull (NHGRI Bioethics Core Director) and I answered questions about bioethics and genomics … and regulatory element activity; identifying and testing network-level relationships among variants, elements, genes, …
Funding Opportunities
The NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with great potential to accelerate future genomics research.
… Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other … efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with … disorders, single-cell genomics, precision medicine and how the field handles massive amounts of genomic data. …