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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities. Polygenic risk scores, often referred … European ancestry populations, are not effective when used in diverse populations. The new consortium, called PRIMED , … started to allow clinicians to use polygenic risk scores in combination with a person’s lifestyle and environmental …
Policy Issues
Patients with genetic disorders and members of the public have diverse about germline genome editing.
… with genetic disorders and members of the public, both in the United States and around the world, have diverse views … currently have treatment options. Others, such as those in the deaf community, do not consider their condition to be … genetic conditions would be less likely to be accepted in society. Many communities generally question the idea that …
News Release
NHGRI plans to appoint Vence Bonham Jr., J.D., as acting deputy director, to elevate and accelerate efforts in diversity, inclusion and health equity.
… … Appointment will elevate and accelerate NHGRI’s efforts in diversity, inclusion and health equity. … National Human … Bonham’s roles as senior advisor to the NHGRI director on genomics and health disparities and as head of the Health …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us … percent the same as all of the humans around you - but in that 0.1 percent difference are many of the things that … Rick's work has highlighted the beauty in human diversity (much of it caused by genomic variation); you can …
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 …
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  …
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.
… with the goal of publishing the final Strategic Plan in the fall of 2020. Over the previous year, the NHGRI held … identifying and describing ambitious challenges to address in the next decade of genomics. These draft challenges, which were informed by the …
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 …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom. … outreach, Carla Easter, Christina Daulton, Belen Hurle, diversity in genomics workforce … The NHGRI Short Course in …
Staff
Dr. Ebony Madden is the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Dr. Madden is the the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the … Her research portfolio includes the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network, and H3Africa , CSER , …