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The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases … The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information … and does not offer diagnostic testing, referrals, medical treatment or advice. Please contact a specialist …
Staff
Lindsey Criswell, who became the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in February, 2021 is also an associate investigator in NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… San Francisco (UCSF), as well as professor of rheumatology and professor of orofacial sciences. Her research focuses on … in internal medicine and rheumatology. … Biography … Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section Staff … … 2021 is also an associate investigator in NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics …
Staff
Dr. Manoli is a pediatrician, clinical and biochemical geneticist in the Organic Acid Research Section of the Metabolic Medicine Branch at NHGRI.
… M.D., Ph.D. … Dr Manoli is a pediatrician, clinical and biochemical geneticist in the Organic Acid Research … of the Metabolic Medicine Branch at NHGRI. She earned her medical degree, a Masters and PhD from the University of … Manoli’s research combines clinical studies with molecular genomics and animal models to explore the pathophysiology and …
Clinical Research
The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study explores the genetic factors contributing to ADHD to improve treatment in the future.
… in the future. … ADHD often appears to run in families, and research studies have suggested that there may be a … goals of this study is to facilitate the diagnosis of ADHD and the development of improved treatments, possibly … in the study. The questionnaires will ask about past medical and behavioral histories. These questionnaires take …
Staff
Dr. Ivona Aksentijevich is an associate investigator in NHGRI Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Ivona Aksentijevich obtained her medical degree from Belgrade University in the former … Research Program of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to work as a … NHGRI Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch. … Staff …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National … counseling research and scholarship, applications of genomics and precision health transdisciplinary learning and … Ph.D. , a genetic counselor and scientist in the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch  Associate …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… is likely the case for many of your organizations, NHGRI and NIH are starting to bring some of our staff back to the … past few months, NHGRI staff will continue pursuing our genomics-driven mission, whether working remotely from home … are now available online . …  The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recently published …
News Release
The American Society of Human Genetics and NHGRI have teamed up to sponsor the new Genetics and Education Fellowship.
… John Daniels … Realizing the benefits of genomics will require an educated public who can understand … the implications of genomics for their health care and evaluate the relevant public policy issues,according to … the public about the translation of genomics research into medical settings and the societal implications of this shift. …
News Release
Dr. Wilson officially retired from The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in September 2020, yet he remains on as a scientist emeritus in its Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch, where he was co-chief for 14 years.
… Ph.D. … teoP the Alchemist “A poem about writing poetry and doing science, both are about making observations and … to discuss his decades of dedicated work in the field of genomics. But his booming laugh, joyous candor, deep … (now McDaniel College), Dr. Wilson received his Ph.D. in medical genetics with a biomathematics minor in 1980 from …
Educational Resources
Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution. It refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles from generation to generation due to chance events.
… to chance events. … Genetic Drift, Evolution, Population Genetics, Genes … Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution …