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The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites.
… launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites. … The National … Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium, initiated and funded by NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute … how genomic variation alters human genome function, and how such variation influences human health and disease.   …
Research Funding
The PhenX Toolkit is a freely available web catalog of standard protocols for collecting data in biomedical and epidemiologic research
… with additional depth (measures) for substance abuse and addiction, mental health, tobacco regulatory, and sickle … and members of the extramural community with expertise in genomics, epidemiology and biostatistics. The Steering Committee Chairs …
Staff
Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… manager and SAS programmer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She is a Statistical … certified professional with over 12 years experienced using SAS for data management and analysis. She has applied … analysis for serum lipids in type 2 diabetes in an African population. Atherosclerosis. 2005 Aug;181(2):389-97. Epub …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a global understanding … of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the …
News Release
NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … The use of racial and ethnic categories in biomedical research is part of a … M.D., and Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities Vence L. Bonham, J.D., called … Medical Association. "It is time to bring together genomics researchers, clinical laboratories, social …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… Postdoctoral Fellowship provides recent doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genetic and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health … the applicant's research interests in genetics and genomics as applied to health disparities research. This …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… authors lay out an approach for physicians to follow when using these exciting new technologies." Several thousand … M.D., of the National Human Genome Research Institute and Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women's … of Medicine (NEJM) . Biesecker, chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, predicted that about …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) provides a venue for individuals to collaborate and develop educational resources. The opinions expressed in … provide genomics-informed care? … Resources … Explore this page … Meet the Experts … Companion FAQs … Genomics FAQ for …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… Institute (NHGRI) are harnessing the power of social media and mobile phones to connect with research participants. … The Social Genomics Project, conducted by NHGRI's Social and Behavioral … as ancestry and race. To recruit survey takers, NHGRI is using the institute's Facebook and Twitter accounts * to …
News Release
The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… questions about what information they should disclose, and to whom, when genome sequencing uncovers signs of … program, established in 2010 to speed the integration of genomics into clinical medicine, is funded by the National … concepts of pediatric ethics" as guiding principles for using genome sequencing in clinical practice: the best …