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NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals. … Celebrated … and even potential careers," said Carla Easter, Ph.D., Education and Community Involvement Branch (ECIB) chief at … a talk on "Harry Potter" genomics - NHGRI is championing genomic literacy by partnering with museums, schools and …
Staff
Dr. Ours is an Assistant Research Physician at the Center for Precision Health Research, NHGRI.
… Dr. Ours is an Assistant Research Physician at the Center for Precision Health Research, NHGRI. He received his medical … He is the lead associate investigator of a clinical trial for the evaluation of the efficacy of miransertib, a pan-AKT … Assessment: a visual clinical global impression scale for Proteus syndrome . Orphanet J Rare Dis . 2022;17(1):173. …
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Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
… and other institutions nearby, I knew it was a good fit for me, and I was hoping to help patients with rare … that all patients with Saul-Wilson syndrome have the same genomic changes and similar clinical signs and symptoms. The … patient came to our clinic, we found their disease-causing genomic variant and looked for other patients with the same …
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NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal … how their family history is associated with their risk for heritable diseases. The workbook also provides feedback … participants, the researchers plan to include community education programs in future iterations of the workbook. “Our …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… fulfills requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This includes 18 months of clinical and … … Application Information The NIH Medical Genetics & Genomic Medicine Residency participates in the Medical …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… effort that mapped and sequenced the human genome for the first time. Conducted from 1990 to 2003, the project … its scope and scale as well as its groundbreaking approach for the free release of genomic data well ahead of publication, leading to a new …
Fact Sheet
Understanding gene therapy for sickle cell disease
… navigate these new therapies, more than 50 scientists, physicians, patients and other experts worked together to develop content for the Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy Project, which …
Event
NIH staff from NHGRI, ODSS, NIMHD and AoU will hold a pre-application informational webinar for prospective applicants to the funding opportunity (RFA-HG-22-002) on July 6, 2022, at 12 p.m. ET.
… Contact(s) … Additional Resources … The Educational Hub for Enhancing Diversity in Computational Genomics and Data … or “the Hub,” is an NIH initiative that leverages NHGRI’s Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics … to enhance diversity in cloud-based genomic data science education. This initiative aims to support educational …
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Collaboration between NHGRI and the Smithsonian will continue educating visitors on the promise of genomics.
… museums and science centers throughout North America for several years. Now, it’s making a grand return to NMNH, … deputy director of NHGRI and former chief of the NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch. There are so many … quizzes to create a high-tech, immersive experience for its visitors. It was originally designed with the dynamic …
Event
On October 20, 2022, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences", a program that explores the experiences of renowned African American biomedical researchers and physicians.
… of renowned African American biomedical researchers and physicians. Shaniqua McClendon of Crooked Media will moderate … of renowned African American biomedical researchers and physicians. … On October 20, 2022, NHGRI and the Smithsonian … of renowned African American biomedical researchers and physicians. … Event …