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Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… advances of this research to benefit everyone more equally and improve health equity, it is important that the diversity of the … is perceived by different communities. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) wants to ensure that …
News Release
As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family this November, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
… Bob Wildin, M.D. and Muin Khoury, M.D., Ph.D. … As you celebrate Thanksgiving … remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day . … Family health history is important to … homes, and with families. In June 2016, The National Human Genome Research Institute gathered family health …
Fact Sheet
Your mental and physical health are deeply connected. Mental health is important for your health and quality of life. 
… therapy clinical trial. Your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes can have a strong impact on your physical health. Because of this, it’s important to care for your … the possible risks and complications of the procedures in the trial. Here are some questions that you might ask …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the …
Research Training
A fellowship that will prepare fellows to use genetic, genomic and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance minority health and health equity.
… A fellowship in genomic science and health equity, cosponsored by the National Institutes of Health’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH NHGRI) and the Food and …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have … The underlying costs associated with different methods and strategies for sequencing genomes are of great interest … for many years (see Figure 1). With the growing scale of human genetics studies and the increasing number of clinical …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … Did … sequences. This reveals genomic changes that have occurred in different populations over time, which provides a more …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome … Conducted from 1990 to 2003, the project was historic in its scope and scale as well as its groundbreaking approach …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and informatic tools to …
Event
On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will sponsor a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC.
… meeting are to: Define data ecosystem outlining current and optimal paths of genomic data from lab to EHR to patient/clinician and across health systems Determine informatics standards to be adopted, … of healthcare … Objectives … On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will sponsor a …