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Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
News Release
A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… are cellular housekeepers that dispose of cell debris and pathogens. According to the study, researchers found two ways …
News Release
This publication and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a continuing impact in the field.
Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… the body's inflammation process. Antibiotics to treat bacterial overgrowth in the intestine or before surgery. …
News Release
NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… molecule that induces an inflammatory response to bacterial infection from a cut. "A major problem is that …
Educational Resources
The plasma membrane, also called the cell membrane, is the membrane found in all cells that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
… the interior of the cell from the outside environment. In bacterial and plant cells, a cell wall is attached to the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… scientists and clinicians sort out the mystery  of a bacterial outbreak in the NIH Clinical Center. In 2013, NISC …
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… IBS, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s DiseaseUrogenital:bacterial vaginosis, circumcision, sexual histories Microbial … Alzheimer’s, autism, psychiatric disordersVa g i n a : bacterial vaginosis, preterm birthMicrobiome(s) and … Recent advances in microbiome research*üGut bacteria/bacterial metabolism and obesityüBacterial metabolism and …
Staff
Dr. Merideth is a staff clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director and program director for both the NHGRI Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship and
NHGRI Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship.
News Release
A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… to a pattern of DNA sequences that appears frequently in bacterial DNA. Scientists believe the CRISPR sequences …