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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … This issue of The Genomics Landscape  comes at an especially difficult time, with the events of the last week in cities across the United States on top of the illness, … I promise you that NHGRI will continue to make safety, diversity, and inclusion a priority. As I have mentioned in …
Diversity Center
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has established a Diversity Center for Genome Research that will build UTRGV’s genomics research capacity by 1) expanding genomic research capabilities and discoveries in two innovative research projects; and 2) enhancing the size and quality of the available genomics workforce.
… of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has established a Diversity Center for Genome Research that will build UTRGV’s genomics research capacity by 1) expanding genomic research capabilities and discoveries in two innovative research projects; and 2) enhancing the …
Fact Sheet
Diversity among genomics research participants is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… What makes human genomes diverse? While humans are similar in most ways, our biological processes make each of us … many populations from across the globe underrepresented in genomics research. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is working to enhance the diversity of people who participate in genomics research, …
News Release
NHGRI will fund $3.35 million over five years to launch the Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program.
… Funding part of broader efforts to enhance diversity of genomics workforce … The National Human Genome Research … backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in science, to conduct genomics research and receive career …
Fact Sheet
Enhancing the diversity of the research workforce fosters innovation and creativity.
… with disabilities are significantly underrepresented in biomedical research and clinical science.  Individuals … … What are the benefits of maintaining a diverse genomics workforce?  Increasing the diversity in all spheres, including genomics, has critical …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI articulates goals and objectives to increase the number of individuals from diverse backgrounds in genomics.
… The promise of genomics cannot be fully achieved without successfully … that includes people from groups underrepresented in the genomics enterprise. … To be at the forefront of efforts to enhance the diversity of the genomics workforce, the NHGRI Action Agenda …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a documented record and/or historical and current mission of recruiting, educating, training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical research.
… The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to … from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science … Consortium are to carry out innovative, state-of-the-art genomics research studies; enhance institutional genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… and I fully expect considerable fanfare and celebrations in the coming months to commemorate his contributions. While … Genetics and Genomic Advances that details the need for diversity and a unifying anti-racist ethos in genomics research. The commentary, entitled “Cultivating …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… Ph.D. … Happy New Year! And thank goodness 2020 is now in the rearview mirror. With encouraging developments related … the pandemic and to pursuing exciting opportunities in genomics. The Genomic Medicine Working Group of the National … a look at this paper. All the best, …  Strive for global diversity in all aspects of genomics research, committing to …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. … By adding highly accurate images … will better recognize and diagnose the rare disease in non-Europeans and deliver critical, early interventions … National Health System, and published their results in the May 2018 issue of the American Journal of Medical …