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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… require greatly increasing the number of individuals from underrepresented backgrounds who have the necessary training … Action Plan (DAP) program aims to increase the pool of underrepresented scientists who are prepared to pursue … United States, particularly by recruiting individuals from groups that have been reported by the National Science …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
… of African ancestral populations, health disparities in underrepresented populations and precision medicine. Neil is …
News Release
NHGRI appoints Elizabeth Tuck as the director of its NHGRI’s Education and Community Involvement Branch to oversee programs aiming to increase genomics literacy and education.
… key partners, such as schools, universities, youth-serving groups and other community-based organizations to expand … education programs aimed at people who are historically underrepresented in the sciences, Tuck is well-equipped to …
Organizational Structure
NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE) works to champion a diverse genomics workforce, address health disparities and reach a more equitable and healthy society.
… and workforce development initiatives for individuals underrepresented in biomedical research; and promotes and …
Office of Genomic Data Science
NHGRI is committed to increase the availability of educational and research opportunities in computational genomics and data science (CGDS).
… health care delivery, including racial and ethnic minority groups, persons with low socioeconomic status, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minority groups, and persons with developmental and physical … from diverse backgrounds, including those who are underrepresented in the biomedical workforce. … For any Hub …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI seeks to identify outstanding tenure-track or tenure-eligible investigators for the newly established Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR) within the Division of Intramural Research, located in Bethesda, Maryland.
… involving women and persons from racial/ethnic or other groups underrepresented in biomedical research. Applications will be …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… The second is to avoid viewing diversity as a favor to underrepresented groups; instead, it must be viewed as what it is – a benefit … and enhance opportunities for students and scientists underrepresented in biomedical research. It will also promote …
News Release
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.
… strategies will ultimately be adopted by other research groups, ensuring the consortium’s work will have broad and … at least 75% of whom will be from ancestral backgrounds underrepresented in genomics research. The sites will also … strategies will ultimately be adopted by other research groups, ensuring the consortium’s work will have broad and …
Research Funding
The Division of Genomic Medicine promotes the NHGRI's efforts to advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care.
… care. … Many DGM programs and projects have working groups with similar research topics and missions. … The … and analyses to assist Institute staff and advisory groups in carrying out their responsibilities. Collaborates … Practice (IGNITE) II: Pragmatic Clinical Trials - Clinical Groups (U01) Application Due Date(s): November 3, 2017 …
Genetic Disorders
WAGR syndrome is a genetic condition caused by a deletion of genes located on chromosome 11, often causing eye problems and increased risk of cancer in babies.