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The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… explore initial findings in non-European populations. The Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Consortium ( RFA …
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… Genetic Epidemiology … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new … populations. … Genetic Epidemiology, Healthcare, Medicine, Population Genetics, Genetic Disease … Genetic epidemiology … factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the …
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Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… The Big Picture Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific … and to advance the use of population descriptors in genomics and biomedical research.  The National Academies of … toolkit for researchers. 18 In all types of research, when using population descriptors, researchers should be clear and …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… theory inform our understanding of how and why the genetic architecture of molecular level traits differ from organismal … Over the last two decades, however, technology has enabled population-based association studies with cohorts reaching …  Connecting Environmental Exposures to Molecular Traits Using Genetics Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong, Fred Hutchinson Cancer …
Research Funding
Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium will work together to develop and implement approaches to integrating extant genotype and phenotype data for the purpose of conducting and disseminating Consortium-wide PRS analyses.
… Ramsay, Bamidele Tayo Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Methods and Analysis for Populations of Diverse Ancestry — Study … David Conti*, John Witte Leveraging Diversity in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve Polygenic … developers can ensure approaches are feasible at scale using AnVIL. Based on the critical topics identified, this WG …
About Genomics
Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of genomic science and human health for all.Â
… Report: Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research  In response to a request from the …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Population Genomics … Population genomics is the application of genomic … research can be used to study human ancestry, migrations and health. … Population genomics is the application of …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… 25, that highlighted relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluded with the annual Louise M. Slaughter … international collaboration involving over 150 researchers using comparative genomics to understand the genomes of over … methodologies, benefits, and challenges in the use of population descriptors such as race, ethnicity, and ancestry …
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News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse … Bonham is also the Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities. "Because genomic information … researchers can contribute new knowledge of the role of genomics - with lifestyle and environment - on human health," …