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The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… The Implementing Genomic in Practice (IGNITE) Network was established in 2013 ( … of Chicago Mary Relling, PharmD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD, Massachusetts … trials of genomic medicine interventions. … Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Pragmatic Clinical Trials …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure … Ph.D. Assistant Director, Stacey Nicholas Office of Diversity and Inclusion University of California, Irvine   …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… tests using ancestrally diverse genomic data. As reported in Nature Medicine , the optimized tests provide a more … of their genetic ancestry,” said Dr. Lennon. “The diversity of the All of Us dataset was critical for our … risk scores. NIH’s Electronic Medical Health Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network will continue this research by …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference rather than an in-person meeting. This is only the second time in my 10-plus … starting at 12:30 p.m. EST to hear updates about NHGRI and genomics research more broadly.   All the best, … … Clinical Research Scholars Program Supplements to promote diversity in health-related research Funding News Requesting …
Research Funding
The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… highlighted the need to further explore initial findings in non-European populations. The Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Consortium ( RFA HG-07-014 … study (PheWAS). PAGE II Project Groups are TBD. … Putting Diversity Front and Center June 19, 2019 … PAGE Website …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. Instead of becoming a physician as she'd planned, … is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research … Findley shared the steps she took towards her career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students. She was …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… diseases affect millions of Americans every day, and research is key to improving our ability to diagnose and … are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical … are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical …
News Release
NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… Funding to enhance diversity in genomic data science through cloud computing. … National … five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Program Contact: Rene Sterling … Genomics and Sociocultural Structures and Values Genomics and … Lockhart … Genomic Research Design and Implementation Diversity and Inclusion in Genomic Research Community Engaged and Community Driven …
Event
On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… The report concludes that efforts to enhance diversity in the genomics field must improve.  With over 4,000 survey …