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Dr. Bailey-Wilson is a scientist emeritus in NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research.
… and is especially interested in risk factors for lung cancer, prostate cancer, eye disorders, autism and oral clefts. Dr. … served on many scientific advisory boards including the Cancer Family Registry CFRCCS Advisory Board, the World Trade …
Staff
Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter is the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research … a program director, serving as the NHGRI team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) . Prior to NIH, she was a senior staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and lecturer at the University of …
Educational Resources
A retrovirus is a virus that uses RNA as its genetic material.
… material. … Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Cancer, Cell, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genome, … associated with diseases, including AIDS and some forms of cancer. … A retrovirus is a virus that uses RNA as its …
News Release
NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
… research programs. Most recently, she co-managed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) - a collaboration between NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - which generated over 2.5 petabytes of publically available genomic data used by the cancer research community to improve the prevention, …
Genetic Disorders
Klinefelter syndrome is a condition that occurs in men as a result of an extra X chromosome. The most common symptom is infertility.
… syndrome is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer, a rare tumor called extragonadal germ cell tumor, … Extra X Chromosome, Infertility, Gynecomastia, Breast Cancer, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Lung Disease, Varicose …
Outreach
15 examples of how genomics has and continues to transform our world in myriad ways.
… Complete Genome Sequence, Genomics Impact On Society, Cancer Genomics, Genomic Testing, Enhanced Forensics, Genome …
News Release
NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… arthritis. When the scientists exposed human T cells to a drug used to treat the disease, tofacitinib, the activities … and the pharmacological effects of a rheumatoid arthritis drug-are all pointing to the importance of super-enhancers," … M.D., Nicholas P. Restifo, M.D., at the NIH's National Cancer Institute, and Yijun Ruan, Ph.D., at The Jackson …
Research Training
A fellowship that will prepare fellows to use genetic, genomic and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance minority health and health equity.
… Genome Research Institute (NIH NHGRI) and the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Minority Health and Health … working closely with mentors at both FDA OMHHE, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and NIH NHGRI, providing …
Event
On February 16, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) held a follow-up working group consultation after the 14th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems.
… It almost never gets used. We have CDS for >30 gene-drug pairs in our EHR; this may be relevant, but is not … from 3 different departments (Medical Genetics, Cancer Genetics, and PreventiveGenomics) were available to … care.  We see a broad range of patients from hereditary cancer risk assessment, pharmacogenomics, carrier …
News Release
Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute, both parts of NIH. … Comparing the genomes … can lead to diseases in people, including an inherited eye cancer, retinoblastoma. They would like to develop … University of California, San Diego/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; $2.3 million, three years Principal …