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Fact Sheet
Currently, there are different gene therapy approaches available through clinical trials.
… code for different types of hemoglobin. We will focus on three types:  Hemoglobin F , also known as fetal hemoglobin … We encourage you to use these educational materials to talk with your healthcare provider or a clinical trial team. …
Fact Sheet
Understanding gene therapy for sickle cell disease
… We encourage you to use these educational materials to talk with your healthcare provider or a clinical trial team. …
Event
NHGRI will hold a workshop in September 2019 focused on Genomics in Medicine and Health.
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… the ribosome reads the sequence of the mRNA in groups of three bases to assemble the protein. Here is a more complete …
News Release
NHGRI's Dr. Elaine Ostrander and the Smithsonian's Dr. Dennis Stanford discover North America's oldest dog relics, important in canine genome research.
… Then, in the spring of 2014, Dr. Stanford attended a talk about canine (dog) genomics by Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D., … Human Disease , to watch Dr. Ostrander's March 19th, 2014 talk. … Related Content … Ancient in dog years: …
Outreach
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is an opportunity to take part in hands-on genetics and genomics activities.
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… in genomics.  Dr. Findley said she will continue to talk to high school students and the public about her …
Secondary Genomics Finding Service
Clinical Research Staff and Protocol Coordinators
… up a contact We will need a point person and also want to talk with someone in your group who is familiar with the … outside the US, has little access to healthcare, or all three.) … If a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variant is …
Media Availability
National DNA Day events give the public a chance to ask questions about genetics and genomics.
… about genetics and genomics. NHGRI also will host a talk about "Harry Potter" genetics , touching on genetics' … and will culminate with a Human Origins Topic (HOT) talk about Genes and Animal Coloration at the Smithsonian … except the Human Origins Topic talk, which will be at: Smithsonian National Museum of …
For Teachers
The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
… how genetics affects you and your family, why you should talk to your healthcare providers about genetics, how to get …