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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.
… field. Geographical regions and populations of origin for H3Africa whole genome sequence (WGS) data. The size of the … including the TrypanoGEN Research Group and the H3Africa Consortium. Notably, African researchers and African …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … New consortium will include six study sites and one coordinating … not effective when used in diverse populations. The new consortium, called PRIMED , will pool genomic information … of Genomic Medicine at NHGRI. “This is an area where the consortium’s work will be critical.” The consortium will also …
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Dr. Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… current Chair of the Genome Analysis working group of the H3Africa Consortium and an NIH Distinguished Scholar. … The CCDGS … (AAS) known as the Human Health and Heredity in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium. The goals of the consortium are to …
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The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research consortium named the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in … was announced by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium ( Finishing the euchromatic sequence of the human … proposed to create a highly interactive public research consortium to carry out a pilot project for testing and …
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Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… is now known as the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative . H3Africa, which started wrapping up in 2022, had 10 successful years that involved a consortium of nearly a thousand members and trainees in more …
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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).
… establishment of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) initiative with $76 million commitment from the NIH and Wellcome Trust. H3Africa created a support network of labs that conduct … the Meta-analysis of T2D in African Americans (MEDIA) Consortium that has performed meta-analysis of 17 genome-wide …
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The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… On Sept. 11, 2020, the final set of analyses from the GTEx Consortium were published in Science . The latest GTEx data … while other eQTLs affect genes in many tissues. The GTEx consortium has also built an eQTL web-browser ( … and regulated in different tissues. In 2020, the GTEx Consortium published its final set of studies analyzing …
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… introduced the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program. H3Africa supports African scientists conducting research on … in Africa. Credit: Joseph Sohm, Shutterstock.com Yet, for H3Africa researchers, the path forward has not been without …
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Dr. Hanchard talks about his journey into genetics research, his collaborations with international researchers, and the importance of determination in science.
… in an NIH-funded Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative. Although the 10-year initiative has now … finished, Dr. Hanchard and his collaborators in the H3Africa Consortium published a groundbreaking study in Nature in …
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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… 1000 Genomes Project is an international public-private consortium producing an extensive catalog of human genomic … will be deposited in the European Genome Archive and the H3Africa Bionet. NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and …