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Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Intramural Health Disparities … will have the opportunity to work as postdoctoral fellows for up to three years in NHGRI Intramural research … is provided for fellows and their immediate family members.  Benefits and Opportunities Fellows will have …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's … or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new technologies and computational … racial/ethnic groups, and examine how brain images and other biomarkers are associated with genome sequences. The …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, … hypertension, and obesity among African Americans and other minority groups in the United States is the result of …
Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes and centers (ICs). Program Officer contact information is also included.
… The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the … and organizations, institutions, governments, systems or other organized stakeholders.  Genomic Research Design and … are encouraged to propose topics and issues that are ripe for research, especially given rapid advances in genomic …
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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… beings - the human microbiome - they would find therapies for a host of diseases. As it turned out, the problem isn't … in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three research teams funded by the National Institutes of Health … their wide impact and because they can serve as models of other microbiome-associated human conditions - are pregnancy …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve … and Projects … NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of …
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Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… Ph.D., has been named chief of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) in the Intramural Research Program at … important in this branch because it touches every other branch within NHGRI." Laura Koehly, Ph.D., newly … Dr. Koehly said. Genomics wasn't always the end goal for Dr. Koehly. As an undergrad, Dr. Koehly set her sights on …
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Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… clinicians are beginning to offer patients genomic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that … disease. In 2019, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) started the Genomic Services … prevention or treatment speak of improved long-term health experiences for themselves and their family members. However, …
Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… track junior faculty position. The program lasts for three to five years during which time the incumbent … designs and implements an integrated, translational research program. … The key elements of support for the … positions, either within the NIH intramural program or at other academic medical research institutions eager to hire …
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The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… wee creature is making big waves in the sea of genomics research. The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps … want knocked out," said Dr. Sood. "It's a service provided for NHGRI investigators." Usually the genes are selected … The hearing receptors die and don't grow back." But in other vertebrates, like the zebrafish, the hearing receptors …