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Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program at the National Human Genome Research … that once we started generating massive amounts of human genomic data, there'd be lots of societal factors to … than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data and what we can learn from it is even more …
Research Training
An opportunity for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (Post-Bac IRTA) provides the … in biomedical investigation in National Human Genome Research Institute laboratories. … While in this program, … world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. In addition, during their tenure in the program, …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Equipped with the power of genomic information and state-of-the art resources available … (NIH), clinical researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are leading a new era in medicine … to diagnose, treat and prevent illness. … NHGRI clinical research and field work also spans a wide spectrum of …
Staff
Cristina Kapustij is the chief of the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Ms. Kapustij spearheads the branch’s … policy positions on issues arising from the translation of genomic research discoveries to uses within the public … Human Genome Research Institute. … Elena Ghanaim, NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) Policy, Informed Consent, health …
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… … NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease … that are the most genetically diverse. … A Global Research Endeavor Studies have shown that African populations … program. H3Africa supports African scientists conducting research on the genetic and environmental factors of disease. …
Staff
Elena Ghanaim is the Policy Advisor for Data Science and Sharing within the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
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… Advisor for Data Science and Sharing within the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She spearheads NHGRI’s scientific … For the last three years, she has advised the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics …
Clinical Research
The Protocol Service Center provides assistance in the development and administration of study protocols requiring NIH Institutional Review Board approval.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Protocol Service Center (PSC) … Federal regulations and policies related to human subjects research. The NHGRI PSC maintains close working relationships … NHGRI Bioethics Core, and the NIH Office of Human Subjects Research Protections (OHSRP) to create a network of resources …
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NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… consent process. … As public interest and expanded research in human genome editing grows, many questions remain … emerging need, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes … what kinds of information will be most useful to potential research participants as they make very a difficult …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… meeting of the National Advisory Council on Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will be held as a videoconference rather … through May 15, 2020. In both the short- and long-term, genomic studies have the potential to yield valuable … for applications due on or after May 25, 2020 Common Fund participation in emergency competitive revision to existing …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin microbiome and leg … school students and the public about her experiences in genomic research. "They were really engaged and they asked a …