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Statement
NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available. … NHGRI … captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available. … Statement …
Office of Genomic Data Science
NHGRI is committed to increase the availability of educational and research opportunities in computational genomics and data science (CGDS).
… foundation in CGDS and facilitate the development of a diverse data science and genomics workforce. For CGDS … and members of the AnVIL team to broaden the spectrum of diverse institutions active in bioinformatics and genomic … persons with low socioeconomic status, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minority groups, and persons …
Event
The Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program is hosting a webinar to gather specific feedback on four potential goals for the field of ELSI research over the next decade.
… to the appropriate use and implementation of genomics in diverse communities. The agenda and summary for the June 2019 … … Appropriate Use and Implementation of Genomics in Diverse Communities … NHGRI's ELSI Research Program is …
News Release
Three summer interns advanced biomedical research as part of the NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Sciences.
… building out the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations , an online resource that helps healthcare … providers diagnose patients who come from geographically diverse regions of the world. Using the atlas, physicians can …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… providers often can't pinpoint the disease, especially in diverse populations. The goal of the study, published March 23, 2017, … are now part of the Atlas of Human Malformations in Diverse Populations ( www.genome.gov/atlas) launched by NHGRI …
Educational Resources
Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies.
… refers to DNA sequence differences among individuals or populations. Some variants influence biological function …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
… vigor to studies of the genomics of African ancestral populations, health disparities in underrepresented … to understand complex pediatric diseases and traits in diverse populations. His efforts will integrate … clinical investigator, complex pediatric diseases, diverse populations, sickle cell disease, severe childhood …
Event
On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
Event
NIH staff from NHGRI, ODSS, NIMHD and AoU will hold a pre-application informational webinar for prospective applicants to the funding opportunity (RFA-HG-22-002) on July 6, 2022, at 12 p.m. ET.Â
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… patterns and determinants of common complex diseases in populations in the United States and around the world. … … dyslipidemia, and kidney diseases, in different human populations with particular attention to African Americans … the analysis of data generated in Africans and other populations.  Investigate how knowledge and understanding of …