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Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… healthy volunteers. From these samples, they grew several bacterial species that are known to live on human skin, under … that live on human skin. The authors identified 174 novel bacterial species in the skin microbiome, for a total of 622 bacterial species catalogued in the SMGC. The newly …
Educational Resources
An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease found in humans.
News Release
NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… microbiome may result in higher rates of premature births, bacterial vaginosis (the most common vaginal infection in …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… Innate Immune Responses Post-transcriptional response to pathogens, primary mouse macrophages Christina Leslie, Ph.D. … Expression Modeled On Human Dendritic Cell Response To Pathogens Maturation in response to pathogens, cultured human dendritic cells Timothy Reddy, …
Staff
Reagan Moseti Mogire is a postdoctoral research fellow with a background in medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic epidemiology.
… between vitamin D status and the incidence of malaria and bacterial infections in children living Africa using …
Research Funding
The Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2) collaborates with the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) to knockout and characterize all protein-coding genes in the mouse genome.
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… tropical diseases are caused by bacteria. Examples of bacterial diseases include: Buruli ulcer. This disease can … of South America and Australia. Yaws. This disease is a bacterial infection that affects mainly the skin, bone and …
Secondary Genomics Finding Service
Clinical Research Staff and Protocol Coordinators
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
An FAQ designed to help healthcare professionals understand the diverse landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and the benefits and limitations of these tests.
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Dr. Heidi Sofia served as a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023.
… L.E., Liesegang, H., Mascher, T. The third pillar of bacterial signal transduction: classification of the … Korner, H., Sofia, H.J., and Zumft, W.G. Phylogeny of the bacterial superfamily of Crp-Fnr transcription regulators: …