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NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE) works to champion a diverse genomics workforce, address health disparities and reach a more equitable and healthy society.
… NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office develops and … genetics and genomics workforce and the factors affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field. … Genomics and Health Equity RFAs Access the recording here Diversity Centers for Genome Research Pre-Application Webinar …
News Release
NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… Ganguly, Ph.D. … NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive … studies. This paper gives us a glimpse of how ethnic diversity can be harnessed to better understand disease … technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about NHGRI can be …
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On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… The report concludes that efforts to enhance diversity in the genomics field must improve. With over … primary areas of work for employed respondents include genetic counseling, research and academia. Women made up the … All listed times are EST. … Virtual … New report examines diversity in the human genetics and genomics workforce … On …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our Institute to achieve the highest level of genomic innovation, reduce health disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine.
… School of Public Health … NHGRI is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within our Institute to … related to genomics and genomic medicine. … Cultivating diversity as an ethos with an anti-racism approach in the … and Commentary … Additional Resources … Our Commitment … Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at NHGRI … Diversity, Equity, …
News Release
NHGRI has released a new action agenda for a diverse genomics workforce. This ambitious set of goals, objectives, and implementation strategies details NHGRI’s plans for enhancing the diversity of the genomics workforce by 2030.
… strategies details NHGRI’s plans for enhancing the diversity of the genomics workforce by 2030. "To reach its … of genomics requires a workforce that better reflects the diversity of the U.S. population,” NHGRI Director Eric Green, … of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the National Society of Genetic Counselors and others, to collect baseline data on …
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NHGRI has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest level of genomic innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the central coordinating office for training and career development across the Institute.
… Institute (NHGRI) has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest level of genomic innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. … in May, is leading the Institute’s work related to diversity, inclusion, health equity, anti-racism and social …
Research Funding
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) provides both institutional and individual funding to promote diversity in the genomics workforce. Our programs offer opportunities at the undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, graduate, postdoctoral and faculty levels.
… both institutional and individual funding to promote diversity in the genomics workforce. Our programs offer … community, technical, or tribal colleges; and 2) enhance diversity in genomics by supporting and facilitating … RFA-HG-22-002 : Educational Hub for Enhancing Diversity in Computational Genomics and Data Science (U24 …
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.
… therapies involving genomic modifications for dozens of genetic diseases. Speakers: Timothy Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Boston … Genetics and Genomic Advances that details the need for diversity and a unifying anti-racist ethos in genomics research. The commentary, entitled “Cultivating diversity as an ethos with an anti-racism approach in the …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… Improved genetic tests more accurately assess disease risk regardless of genetic ancestry. … To prevent an emerging genomic technology … of their genetic ancestry,” said Dr. Lennon. “The diversity of the All of Us dataset was critical for our …
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.
… a look at this paper. All the best, … Strive for global diversity in all aspects of genomics research, committing to … of effort to recognize the scientific importance of human genetic and social variation. Well into this millennium, … prevailing opinions stressed the analytic hazards of genetic heterogeneity and spurned the inclusion of …