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Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch identifies and study genes that contribute to cancer susceptibility and progression.
… implement new technologies and bioinformatics tools for genome analysis that are integral to this discovery pipeline. … cancers. This involves using both linkage and genome-wide association studies of families and case-control studies. In …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders. … Newborn Screening, Genetic … is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders. … Educational Resources …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from … predisposition and breed sharing combined with genome-wide association, to find the inherited loci associated with high …
Staff
Dr. Tyra Wolfsberg is the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… and retroviral integration sites to the annotation of the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi . Dr. Wolfsberg … and safety of retroviruses used as vectors in gene therapy studies. More recently, her group has expanded the pipeline … zebrafish gene knockout resource for the genome-wide study of gene function. Genome Res , 23(4):727-35. 2013. …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… Genetic Counseling Seminar  (1st - 3rd years, NIH) hosts a wide variety of professionals and clients who teach about … to conduct research and to critically evaluate research studies. Thesis Proposal Development  (1st and 2nd years, … to key contemporary public health questions. Special Studies and Research  (2nd and 3rd years, JHU) provides the …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… heart attack and stroke). Based on previous epidemiology studies, it is anticipated that the prevalence of clinically … proband may also be invited to participate in these G2P studies to further characterize the biological significance … Coordinator National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics of Metabolic, …
Staff
Dr. Sean Conlan is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Program, Frank KM, Palmore TN and Segre JA. Whole genome sequencing overrules a suspected case of … Program, Palmore TN, Frank KM and Segre JA. Complete genome sequence of a Klebsiella pneumoniae carrying bla NDM-1 … DK, Frank KM, Segre JA and Palmore TN. Detection and whole genome sequencing of carbapenemase-producing Aeromonas …
Jobs at NHGRI
An NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section (CCDGS), a new section in the Center for Precision Health Research at NHGRI, under Dr. Neil Hanchard.
… Center for Precision Health Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, Maryland under … candidate will be responsible for conducting genome-wide analyses of the development of red cell antibodies … available datasets and conducting targeted functional studies utilizing single cell technologies. The anticipated …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. I encourage you to check out … and clinical research workforce in genomics. At an NIH-wide level, NHGRI is participating in the Maximizing … potentially increasing the scientific impact of individual studies. A new Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) …
News Release
An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource ’s (ClinGen) expert panel has critically … of the disease. The work was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … , the peer-reviewed journal of The American Heart Association. … Twenty years ago, The New York Times published …