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Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… Diabetes, and Kidney Disease: A Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Study Site Disease Study Site** Krzysztof … of California, San Diego Multi-Omics for Maternal Health after Preeclampsia Disease Study Site Joseph … generate a standardized and harmonized dataset for general research use available through controlled-access processes as …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers … to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … The UGSP offers scholarship support, paid …
Staff
Dr. Lucia Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She previously served as an … L. Enhancing diversity to reduce health information disparities and build an evidence base for genomic medicine. …
Health
Healthcare professionals determine whether individuals, other family members, or future generations may be at increased risk of developing particular conditions.
… Family health history is a record of the diseases and health conditions in your family. Knowing the health history … members come from government, industry, health care, research, advocacy and policy backgrounds, and represent many …
Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
… The Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) aims to develop optimal approaches for … spectrum of disorders from those that have a major public health impact to rare genetic conditions with significant … the role that social determinants play in creating disparities in risk, morbidity, and mortality of disease. In …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… When conducting clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen … IRRs and IFs is relevant for a variety of fields of human health research. However, the volume of genomic data, the …
Staff
Dr. Meeks is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Karlijn A.C. Meeks, Ph.D. … Karlijn A.C. Meeks is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She received her Ph.D. in Public Health Epidemiology from the University of Amsterdam, the …
News Release
NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… New research consortium will develop innovative strategies for … diverse populations. … The National Institutes of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium , with approximately $11 …
News Release
Check out this video from NHGRI Director Eric Green talking about the importance of knowing your family health history.
… 2004, the Surgeon General launched a national public health campaign entitled the Family Health History Initiative. Every year since then, the Surgeon … from the Director This year, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) along with Surgeon General Vice …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Intramural Research Award recognizes research achievements by trainees in basic, clinical, and social behavioral science research.
… The NHGRI Intramural Research Award distinguishes meritorious research accomplishments for a single, notable research achievement or a larger body of work of exemplary …