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The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Before getting to the array of updates about the many happenings at NHGRI and in genomics, I would like to draw your attention to … is required by September 27.  All the best,  …  NHGRI’s social media platforms provide a great venue for conveying …
Staff
Dr. Laura Koehly is the chief of and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D., is chief and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome … for Children with Newborn Screening-Related Conditions: Implications for the Expansion of Genomics in …
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) … that are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … The UGSP offers …
Staff
Leonard Ross is the director of the Ethics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Leonard Ross, J.D., M.B.A., is the director of the Ethics Branch and the ethics coordinator of the National Human Genome … National Human Genome Research Institute. … standards of ethical conduct, human resources, conflicts of interest, …
Profile
In an interview, Boyer reflects on her NHGRI career, the history of the NHGRI ELSI Research Program and the exciting future of research at the interface of ethics and genomics.
… From pastor to program director in the Division of Genomics and Society, Joy Boyer concludes her distinguished career at … research and society through the institute’s fairly young Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program. The …
Event
A public two-day National Institutes of Health (NIH) symposium that brings together experts from the biological and social sciences to clarify and contextualize – but not resolve - the complexities around sex, gender, and genomics by considering them in their scientific, ethical, and historical contexts.
… (NIH) symposium - Exploring the many dimensions of sex and gender in the genomics era: Clarifying complexities in light of social and genomic advances and their histories  - is … and genomics by considering them in their scientific, ethical, and historical contexts. These interdisciplinary …
Research Funding
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome … promising new DNA-based analysis. Research related to the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of the possible …
Event
November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
… History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17. We encourage you and your organizations to join in and help amplify our …
Research Funding
A list of funding opportunities in genomics research provided by NHGRI and the National Institutes of Health.
… National Human Genome Research Institute supports research and training and career development opportunities in support … and TL1 Training Grants to Better Integrate Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) with other Health-Related Sciences  … (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Advancing the Ethical Development and Use of AI/ML in Biomedical and …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… Findley's high school biology teacher made science fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. Instead of becoming a physician as she'd planned, Dr. Findley is a … in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin …