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The Genomics Landscape
NHGRI medical genetics training programs provide an array of education opportunities
… in which NHGRI is centrally involved, such as the Genetic Counseling Training Program that is collaboratively … physicians to diagnose, manage, and counsel patients with genetic disorders. The program exposes its trainees to … reproductive technologies and pre-implantation genetic testing. The training program is open to those who have …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
… technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about NHGRI can be …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. … … . "Even experienced clinicians have difficulty diagnosing genetic syndromes in non-European populations." A young boy … Content … Facial recognition software helps diagnose rare genetic disease … NHGRI researchers have successfully used …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine promotes the humane care and use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing.
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… in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … Because animals are an essential component of the … in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine … in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. ​ … Research at NHGRI …
Event
On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… primary areas of work for employed respondents include genetic counseling, research and academia. Women made up the …
Staff
Diana Bianchi is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… the fetal transcriptome to develop new therapies for genetic disorders that can be given prenatally. Dr. Bianchi … of fetal cell microchimerism and noninvasive prenatal testing using DNA sequencing of fetal and placental DNA … pathways that are affected by these different genetic, developmental and environmental conditions, and …
News Release
NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… … National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model … NHGRI senior historian. “As cognitive treatments based on genetic models become more feasible in the future, …  … About NHGRI and NIH … Researchers study enhanced genetic animal model of Down syndrome … NIH researchers …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… included a new name: the Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms . First launched in 1998, the talking glossary … . To date, the new Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms has 222 terms, of which 142 have new … over the five days will include direct-to-consumer genetic testing, pharmacogenomics, cancer genomics and nursing, and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… Genome (ClinGen) Resource  under their recent Public Human Genetic Variant Database guidance. This program is part of an FDA effort  to provide genetic test developers access to consistent, … and Genomics (ACMG). ClinGen has collected information on genetic variants across the genome, developed consensus …
Event
On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science."
… Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science ," a panel of African American biomedical … Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science … On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the … Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science." … On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the …