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Today, gene therapy for sickle cell disease is considered experimental and only available to you if you participate in a clinical trial.
… …  Step 1: Referral for participation in a clinical trial  If you are referred to a certain trial, you should learn about: Phases of a clinical trial. Study outcome(s). How researchers will know … email your comments or questions to DemocratizingEd@mail.nih.gov . These educational materials are for informational …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities … for rare variant association studies … Coordinating Center The GSP Coordinating Center will facilitate … Sequencing, Dna Sequence Analysis Tools, Bioinformatics, Clinical Informatics, Big Data, Data Science … Coordinates …
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.
… (NHGRI) will sponsor a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC. … genomic information would travel with the patient and the clinical use of it achieved through bioinformatics systems, … rapid utilization of genomic data. For example, advanced clinical decision support systems (CDSS) could leverage …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions from the November 2, 2022 webinar that provided an overview of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the AnVIL Clinical Resource (ACR)Â RFA-HG-22-021.
… of the ACR to provide functionality to return results to clinical research subjects?  Yes, the purpose of the ACR is to provide genomic-based clinical resources within the AnVIL platform to support clinical genomic research. … Will the ACR center be limited to technologies that have been approved by …
Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… ten to one. The ten-year, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Human Microbiome Project was established to … Where: National Institutes of Health Natcher Conference Center Building 45, Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium 45 Center … primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and is …
News Release
NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… the ClinGen resource. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and … or conditions that are considered high priority to NIH. The ClinGen consortium aimed to create the tool that …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… the resulting data. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will lose a key member of its broader genomics team with … Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the sequencing group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) in Rockville, Maryland. … "Bob's dedication to …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… in this event should contact Monica Berger at bergerm@mail.nih.gov or the NIH Interpreting Office directly at nih@ainterpreting.com . … availability. … Request an Accommodation … The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) sponsors a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… month, Sean Mooney, Ph.D. , will become the director of NIH’s Center for Information Technology (CIT). In this role, Sean … cases involving patients who are referred to the NIH Clinical Center. Among the featured researchers are Bill …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recognizes Dr. Bill Gahl's achievements as Clinical Director.
… NHGRI was 'born' as an Institute, graduating from being a Center (the National Center for Human Genome Research). That … and the field of genomics.  … After ~16 years as Clinical Director within NHGRI's Intramural Research Program, … in pediatrics at the same institution. He then came to NIH for successive fellowships in clinical genetics and …