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NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… Such an effort is vital because a vast majority of human genomics research use data based mostly on populations of … study showed that among 2,500 recently published human genomics papers, only 19% of the individuals studied were … at Mount Sinai, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and other academic centers, is the result of work …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… Parker is an associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research … Elaine Ostrander at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, established the first classification of dog breeds …
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NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… The network builds on a program at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md., that for the past six years has … Institute. "Along with robust clinical evaluations, genomics will play a central role in the UDN's mission." Dr. … spans the U.S. map, with locations for the Coordinating Center at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and seven clinical …
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) … to advance research into the roles of culture, lifestyle, genetics, and genomics in disease etiology, differential …
Research Funding
The CEGS Program supports multi-investigator, interdisciplinary research teams who develop novel and innovative genomic research projects.
… science, genomic medicine, data science and computational genomics, as well as research that integrates across more … In addition to innovation and the pursuit of advances in genomics, the CEGS program addresses other important goals …
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Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… Dr. Rotimi was the director of the National Human Genome Center at Howard University. Dr. Rotimi came to the NIH in … 2008 to found the trans-institute Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, with the mission of advancing … Committee for the International Federation of Human Genetics Societies and was elected to the Human Genome …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… providers (HCPs) will increasingly use knowledge about genomics to meet the needs of their patients. This page … pharmacists, physician assistants, and physicians. Global Genetics and Genomics Community (G3C) : Collection of … education and practice. … Method for Introducing a New Competency: Genomics (MINC) Toolkit for integrating genomics …
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Dr. Donna Messersmith is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Human Genome Research Institute. She provides support for genomics education projects for health professionals, … including maintenance and development of the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2). In addition, Dr. Messersmith …
News Release
New grants totaling approximately $29.5 million will enable scientists to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome.
… improvements will serve the growing basic and clinical genomics research communities by helping them interpret both … Institute (EBI), which will coordinate with the National Center for Biotechnology Information, to form the … scientific community and support interactions within the genomics community. The second component – the Human …
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This publication and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a continuing impact in the field.
… in the world. An important limitation to the field of genomics has been the limited degree to which this variation … paper also makes an important contribution to clinical genomics, with the finding that some variants annotated in a … or investment in Africa. As Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo, Center Deputy Director and corresponding author on this work …