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News Release
Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to … of stroke, cardiovascular disease and many other common diseases," said Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D., a postdoctoral … (NHGRI) Genomics and Randomized Trials Network (GARNET) program ( …
Event
Webinar to discuss NHGRI's support of a new Human Genome Reference Program beginning in fiscal year 2020.
… … Contacts … NHGRI will fund a new Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP) beginning in fiscal year 2020. The program will consist of a coordinating center, high quality … technology development. … Online … Human Genome Reference Program Webinar … Webinar to discuss NHGRI's support of a new …
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NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the GREAT Program funding opportunity announcement on October 6, 2021.
… into the Genomic Field to Promote Diversity (GREAT) Program funding opportunity announcement ( RFA-HG-21-033 ). You can find preliminary information about the GREAT Program from the Concept Clearance on NHGRI’s February 2021 … an overview of the FOA, the goals and objectives of the program, and the application review process. Attendees will …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… growth and development of the intramural clinical research program. The NHGRI clinical program also looks forward to … to better understand of how genes can cause or influence diseases and develop new and more effective diagnostics and … Genetic Disease, Genetic Condition, Rare Disease, Undiagnosed Disease, Gene Mutation, Gene Variation, DNA …
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NHGRI, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) will host a pre-application interactive webinar for the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): RFA-HG-22-008, RFA-HG-22-009 and RFA-HG-22-010.
… Welcome and Participation Guidelines — Erin Ramos Program Overview — Joannella Morales Background and Rationale … webinar for the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). NIH program staff will provide an overview of the three FOAs, the …
Research Funding
The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… research and health care. Some of the successes of this program, which culminated in 2014, are described in Nature : … Genome.” The history and achievements of the $1,000 Genome Program, which was led by Dr. Jeffery Schloss , as the Sequencing Technology Development Program Director at NHGRI, are further highlighted below. … …
News Release
Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
News Release
NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Center for Research on Genomics and Global …
News Release
Dr. Shchelochkov will oversee the research training, fellowship and residency programs at the institute.
… — should be enormously valuable as he leads this program.” I am particularly enthusiastic about both the depth … — should be enormously valuable as he leads this program. NHGRI has one of the most extensive genomics … benefit the field. He will work with other NHGRI training program leaders like Melissa Merideth, M.D., M.P.H. of the …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in … Center Maternal-Fetal Medicine-Medical Genetics Fellowship Program. … The combined programs provides a unique training …