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Secondary Genomics Findings Service
Responsibilities as a PI, consent, type of data accepted, and how to apply
… samples are sent to SGFS. This includes ensuring that all data sent to the SGFS come from research participants who … Please do not send individual VCF files. Bioinformatics pipeline We strongly recommend the VCF file to be generated … to receiving secondary findings? … What type of data does the SGFS accept? … How do I apply? … Find out in 4 …
Secondary Genomics Findings Service
How to send data, confirming preliminary results, and returning results
… After the SGFS has received your data in the form of a .vcf file, we will commence annotation. … your acceptance to the SGFS, you will also receive an SGFS Data Submission Form with the top part completed. Prior to submitting a batch of data, please complete and initial the bottom part of this …
News Release
NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… NHGRI and NIMHD to discuss the use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research , and its … the scientific rigor in collecting racial and ethnic data, especially in clinical settings; standardize data-collection methodologies; develop new approaches to …
Talking Glossary
Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.
… where they turn a gene on or off, thereby regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes. … Methylation … as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes. … Talking …
Event
NHGRI will hold a third pre-application webinar about the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) RFA-HG-23-002, for potential applicants on May 3, 2024 at 2:30 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … NHGRI will hold a third …
AnVIL
The Data Use Oversight System (DUOS) is a semi-automated study registration and DAR management service informed by the GA4GH DUO standard, which enables the secondary use of human genomics and other controlled-access data in compliance with the informed consent of a study’s participants.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Access Committees (DACs) play an important role in … datasets (that contain potentially identifiable data and require approval prior to access) are used in a … NIH DACs while enabling efficient review and approval of data access requests (DARs).  The D ata U se O versight S …
Educational Resources
NHGRI offers infographics to tell stories related to genomics using data visualizations.
… infographics to tell stories related to genomics using data visualizations. These infographics provide an … infographics to tell stories related to genomics using data visualizations. … NHGRI offers infographics to tell stories related to genomics using data visualizations. … Educational Resources …
Staff
Helen Thompson is the Program Specialist for the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… is the Program Specialist for the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. Helen provides comprehensive support to OGDS … supporting communications efforts, and assisting in data science activities. She also serves as the Executive Secretary for the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group and other OGDS meetings involving …
Staff
Dr. Sandhya Xirasagar is a program director in NHGRI’s Office of Genomic Data Science.
… is a program director in NHGRI’s Office of Genomic Data Science. Prior to joining NHGRI in 2022, Sandhya was at … promoting, supporting, and coordinating genomic data science activities across NHGRI. She oversees an … grant portfolio focused on model organism databases, data science, and training to foster genomics and data …
Staff
Dr. Jean Gao is a Program Director in NHGRI's Office of Genomic Data Science.
… in 2024 as a Program Director in the Office of Genomic Data Science. Prior to joining NHGRI, she was a Program … on developing efficient algorithms to solve large scale data analytics problems in basic medicine and in clinical … and fundamental contributions to machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, statistical pattern …