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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, …
Health
The Method for Introducing a New Competency: Genomics (MINC) Toolkit assists those interested in integrating genomics into their practice.
… DNP, R.N., FACHE, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, explains how the program … interested in integrating genomics into their practice. … Health …
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 …
Health
A polygenic risk score is one way by which people can learn what their risk of developing a disease is, based on the total number of genomics variants related to the disease.
… with their physicians and genetic counselors for further health assessments. … The majority of genomic studies to date … and contributes to a widespread concern about increasing health disparities beyond polygenic risk scores. The … … Polygenic risk scores are not yet routinely used by health professionals because there are no guidelines for …
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 …
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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 …
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. … …
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 …
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, …