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NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes … used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. They announced their findings in the September 2017 issue of the American Journal of …
Organizational Structure
NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE) works to champion a diverse genomics workforce, address health disparities and reach a more equitable and healthy society.
… NHGRI’s Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office develops and supports initiatives that expand opportunities for genomics education and careers; cultivates genomics training … development initiatives for individuals underrepresented in biomedical research; and promotes and funds genomics …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. … Foster excellence in genomics research and grow and support the genomics workforce … implementing these findings in clinical settings. … The Diversity Center for Genome Research at UHM supports research …
Diversity in the Genomics Workforce
The Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) office along with other NHGRI colleagues have developed the Identifying and Evaluating Trainee Outcomes Toolkit to help programs from all over the country learn more about best practices for evaluating training programs related to genomic workforce diversity, research, and genomic workforce programs.
… The Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office, Ripple Effect … using this toolkit, programs can better support trainees in their career goals and contribute to enhancing genomics workforce diversity. The toolkit provides an …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our Institute to achieve the highest level of genomic innovation, reduce health disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine.
… University / Houston Methodist Hospital Racial inequities in health and what we can do about them October 8, 2020 David … School of Public Health … NHGRI is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within our Institute to … disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine. … Cultivating diversity as an …
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NHGRI has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest level of genomic innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the central coordinating office for training and career development across the Institute.
… office to help achieve goals for training a more diverse genomics workforce and addressing health disparities. … The … Institute (NHGRI) has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest … innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the …
Research Funding
Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium will work together to develop and implement approaches to integrating extant genotype and phenotype data for the purpose of conducting and disseminating Consortium-wide PRS analyses.
… Southern California** David Conti*, John Witte Leveraging Diversity in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve … and disseminating Consortium-wide PRS analyses. … Research Funding …
Office of Genomic Data Science
NHGRI is committed to increase the availability of educational and research opportunities in computational genomics and data science (CGDS).
… the availability of educational and research opportunities in computational genomics and data science (CGDS). Through recent funding …  Expired RFA-HG-22-002 : Educational Hub for Enhancing Diversity in Computational Genomics and Data Science (U24 …
Event
On October 20, 2022, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences", a program that explores the experiences of renowned African American biomedical researchers and physicians.
… The researchers will discuss why they chose a career in medicine, recount their experiences with mentors, discuss … overcame in their careers, and share how they promote more diversity in their fields. All times are Eastern Time (ET). … Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences … On October 20, 2022, NHGRI …
News Release
NHGRI hosts a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" about using virtual reality to study a host of questions about the human genome.
… how genomic variation contributes to health and disease in all populations. While the field of genomics has made progress in including diverse and … Reviews Genetics that lays out the challenges to achieving diversity in genomics research, the ways in which NHGRI has …