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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 …
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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 …
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 … for family history assessment? … Resources … Explore this page … Meet the Experts … Companion FAQs … Genomics FAQ for …
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 … the key determinants of health that affect individual and population health; genomics is one of these key determinants … different approaches. Genomic literacy can be assessed using knowledge questions. Some instruments (e.g. the Genomic …
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NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… New research consortium will develop innovative strategies for clinical … of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium , with approximately $11 million … data types derived from different research areas — such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and …
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20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… medical records (EMRs) to better understand the underlying genomics of disease. Many of the studies point to new … are focused on understanding some aspect of the genetic architecture of different traits, conditions and diseases. … Genetic variants and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Using data from the same group of more than 5,000 samples of …
Event
The Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program is hosting a webinar to gather specific feedback on four potential goals for the field of ELSI research over the next decade.
… related engagement events including town halls, meetings and workshops. NHGRI staff formed internal working groups … ambitious challenges to address in the next decade of genomics. These draft challenges, which were informed by the … related to the appropriate use and implementation of genomics in diverse communities. The agenda and summary for …
Policies and Guidance
Text, graphics, videos, illustrations and other information on NHGRI websites are in the public domain, unless indicated.
… Text, graphics, videos, illustrations and other information on National Human Genome Research … us through our Questions and Feedback page . Endorsement Using a graphic, photo or illustration from genome.gov does … Copyright Policy, Image Use Policy, Public Domain Imagery, Genomics Information, Genomics Imagery … Text, graphics, …
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.
… the fourth annual International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics at NIH last month. The month-long summit is designed … human chromosomes were difficult to “read out” completely using the DNA-sequencing methods available at that time. In …
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NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… each group strengthens the argument that findings from one population cannot always be generalized to others. A variant … if studies were only done on white European populations. Using genomic data from white Europeans to extrapolate to … by such groups. The study is part of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) …