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Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … I had the pleasure of giving the opening talk at the fourth annual International … a single actual human or a representation of human genomic variation. A reference sequence provides researchers … to the neuron Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on Schizophrenia risk Gene therapy shows promise …
Educational Resources
The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony.
… Effect … The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony. … … effect, as related to genetics, refers to the reduction in genomic variability that occurs when a small group of …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Discipline-specific genomic competencies are knowledge and skills that a provider needs in order to perform specific functions in genomic healthcare. Competency-based healthcare education is an outcomes-based approach that uses competencies to organize and structure curricula and continuing education.
… Discipline-specific genomic competencies are knowledge and skills that a provider … and structure curricula and continuing education.  Click on Competency Summary to view a simple, abbreviated format of the competency hierarchy, suitable for printing. Click on …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… to disease. As a result, information on only a few genomic variants is used in clinical practice. One factor that limits the clinical use of variant information is the lack of openly accessible … data. ClinGen also aims to improve understanding of variation in diverse populations as it relates to …
Careers and Training
Professional development opportunities that empower educators, policymakers, and healthcare providers to broaden the impact of genomics in their fields.
… policymakers, and healthcare providers to broaden the impact of genomics in their fields. … Professional Development … policymakers, and healthcare providers to broaden the impact of genomics in their fields. ​ ​ … Fellowship, Career …
Outreach
15 examples of how genomics has and continues to transform our world in myriad ways.
… … 15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World … 15 examples of how genomics has and continues to transform our world in … … Human Genome Project, Complete Genome Sequence, Genomics Impact On Society, Cancer Genomics, Genomic Testing, Enhanced Forensics, Genome Editing, Prenatal …
Research Funding
The Division of Genome Sciences supports and accelerates foundational resources, technology development, experimental approaches, in basic genomics and functional genomics research. The Division also oversees a number of transformational initiatives and programs in genomic sciences.
… means you create an application in any area of science NIH supports.  To learn more about the research … a number of transformational initiatives and programs in genomic sciences. … The division supports and accelerates …    March 8, 2019  From Genome to Phenotype: Genomic Variation Identification, Association, and Function in Human …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Genomics … Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. … Gene, Genome, Genetic Variation, Allele, Founder Effect, Genetic Drift, HapMap, …
Staff
Dr. Mike Pazin is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… NHGRI's Extramural Research Program in 2011. Mike is part of the NHGRI team overseeing the ENCODE project , generating … portfolio of grants in functional genomics. He has worked on the NHGRI Data Access Committee, Common Fund Epigenomics , … (biochemical) assays and cell-based (single-gene and genomic) assays using T helper cells and neurons as model …