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Heather Colley is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Ms. Colley is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute … 2007. Her research portfolio includes the NHGRI Training and Career Development Programs, NHGRI GWAS Catalog, and the NIH Common Fund Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Her research interests include increasing the …
News Release
NIH will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records.
… conducted by the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) network is to better understand the genomic basis of disease and to tailor medical care to … rare and common variants suspected to relate to disease risk and treatment effects," said Rongling Li, M.D., Ph.D., …
News Release
Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … Stomach cancers fall into four … subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network have found. In the study, published online July 23, … in defined sets of patients whose tumors have specific genomic abnormalities. Stomach cancers are a leading cause of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… Last month, Dr. Sara Hull (NHGRI Bioethics Core Director) and I answered questions about bioethics and genomics … of the central challenges in biology is understanding how genomic variation affects genome function to influence … specifically affect genome function or actually confer risk for disease. Improved approaches are thus needed for …
Funding Opportunities
The NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with great potential to accelerate future genomics research.
… The NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support highly innovative work by … disorders, single-cell genomics, precision medicine and how the field handles massive amounts of genomic data. Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI. … …
News Release
NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals. … Celebrated on April 25th every … a talk on "Harry Potter" genomics - NHGRI is championing genomic literacy by partnering with museums, schools and …
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … Investigators with The Cancer … "TCGA Research Network scientists continue to unravel the genomic intricacies of many common and often intractable … to bladder cancer development. Tobacco is a major risk factor for bladder cancer; more than 70 percent of the …
Policies and Guidance
Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Update to NIH Management of Genomic Summary Results Access.
… Asked Questions regarding the Update to NIH Management of Genomic Summary Results (GSR) Access. … Genomic summary … classes of GSR information: allele frequency information 1 and association analysis statistics 2 . An allele frequency … value of GSR and the fact that there would be minimal risk to most participants if GSR were to be moved from …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… racism in biomedical research, to science education and outreach, to data science policy and strategy. But before … last month’s issue of The Genomics Landscape , the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group of the National Advisory … a 22-item framework that identifies the minimal polygenic risk score-related information researchers should include in …
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
…  … Research Study: Evaluation of food choice and craving in experimental medicine studies Lorenzo Leggio, … Health Disparities Unit, SBRB, NHGRI … … Research Study: Assessment of visual attention in evaluation of genetic … Genomics Section, NHGRI … … Research Study: Assessment of genomic messaging approaches on parental feeding behavior PI: …