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The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers, and thought leaders to share learning, understand barriers in depth, and discuss issues and potential solutions related to the collection of family health history information.
… The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers and thought … issues and potential solutions related to the collection of family health history information. Multi-disciplinary, … MCHES® Associate Professor Director, Health Promotion and Genomics Lab Department of Health and Kinesiology Texas A&M …
News Release
Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in Bethesda, Md. … … , starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern on July 28. With the help of the genomics research community, NHGRI has regularly evaluated …
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.
… Counseling Training Program prepares students for a Master of Science degree (ScM) in Genetic Counseling from the … to Genetic Counseling  (1st year, NIH) teaches the history and goals of the profession, the scope of practice, … Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in Genetics and Genomics over Time  (2nd or 3rd year, JHU) examines relevant …
Community Outreach
NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.
… PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D. The … a journey through key genetics discoveries that are some of the greatest achievements in the history of science. … In this fun animated series, the gene’s …
Health
Knowledge of your family health history can help you and your healthcare providers identify patterns of inheritance and risk factors.
… Knowledge of your family health history can help you and your … inheritance and risk factors. … Modernizing family health history: achievable strategies to reduce implementation gaps …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following centers funded through multiple funding … the genomic bases of common, rare disease . A brief history of the sequencing program is available at:  The NHGRI … (NHLBI) co-funds both the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDGs) and Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMGs); …
History of Genomics Program
In a two-part conversation, NHGRI's current and former scientific directors reflect on the 30-year anniversary of the Intramural Research Program.
… In their two-part conversation, moderated by Office of Communications Director Sarah Bates, M.S., the scientific directors discussed the history of the IRP, the important contributions of its … of the Intramural Research Program. … History of Genomics Program
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to … Buyske, Ph.D. Funded Centers Centers for Common Disease Genomics Washington University in St. Louis Principal … Investigator: Richard Wilson, Ph.D.   Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge, Massachusetts Principal …
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… Find out how learning your family's health history can help you discover your genomic heritage and … healthy environment and lifestyle choices. … A product of the NHGRI and the U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, the  My Family Health Portrait  is a …
Research Funding
The Genomic Variation Program supports large-scale studies of human genetic variation.
… About 99.5 percent of a person's DNA is the same as any unrelated person's DNA. … variants at nearby sites are on the same chromosome. The program also seeks to relate there genetic variants to … and how to use patterns of variation to infer demographic history, selection, and other population genetic processes. …