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Staff
Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… diabetes, are non-communicable conditions of major public health and clinical significance. Dr. Adeyemo's research has … show wide variation across multiple populations. Public Health Genomics, 13(2):72-9. 2009. [PubMed] Adeyemo A, Gerry … Adeyemo, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, cardiometabolic disorders, hypertension, obesity, …
Summit
This Summit is a 5-year initiative (2016-2020) designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics.
… build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics … and will help resource-poor countries address their public health challenges in genetic diseases. This will ultimately … healthier nations worldwide. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the premier biomedical-research institution …
Staff
Dr. Clesson Turner is the director of the Reverse Phenotyping Core and a staff clinician in the Center for Precision Health Research of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. In 2021, Dr. Turner joined … its Reverse Phenotyping Core in the Center for Precision Health Research. He oversees the daily operations of the core … Medicine: A Qualitative Provider Study in the Military Health System . J Genet Couns , 28(5): 940-949, 2019 Oct. De …
Staff
Dr. Lucia Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office at the National Human Genome … Dr. Hindorff is broadly interested in genomics and health equity, the integration of genomic tests into clinical … Bonham VL, Ohno-Machado L. Enhancing diversity to reduce health information disparities and build an evidence base for …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers … to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … The UGSP offers scholarship … careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. … NIH Undergraduate Scholarship …
Event
On February 16, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) held a follow-up working group consultation after the 14th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems.
… workload credit for e-consult completed Geisinger Health System Geisinger uses an EHR-based tool called … team to field “curbside consults”from clinicians in the health system. In addition to having a structured question … Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems . Meeting Summary (PDF) All times are in EST. … …
Staff
Dr. Pamela Schwartzberg is a adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and several professional medical societies. The … part of NHGRI's effort to address the growing need among health care professionals for knowledge in genomics, a … professionals," said Donna Messersmith, Ph.D., a health policy analyst with NHGRI's Genomic Healthcare Branch, …
Health
Un puntaje de riesgo poligénico es una forma en que las personas pueden conocer cuál es su riesgo de desarrollar una enfermedad, según el número total de variantes genómicas relacionadas con la enfermedad.
… de variantes genómicas relacionadas con la enfermedad. … Health …
News Release
Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
… treatments. … In a new study, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers found that altered B cell function … production. With a weaker antibody response, the immune systems in children with mitochondrial disorders are less …