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NIH issues a final Genomic Data Sharing policy to speed the translation of data into knowledge, improve health and protect patient privacy.
… … The National Institutes of Health has issued a final NIH Genomic Data Sharing (GDS) policy to promote data sharing as a way to speed the translation of data into knowledge, products and procedures that improve health while … large-scale human and non-human projects that generate genomic data. This includes research conducted with the …
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… studies suggest that doctor-patient talks about the genomic underpinnings of obesity can pay off. … There can be … Psychology . Telling overweight women about the likely genomic underpinnings of obesity can also have a positive … The Benefits of Communication … Related Content … Genomic knowledge is power in the fight against obesity … Mothers may …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Discipline-specific genomic competencies are knowledge and skills that a provider needs in order to perform specific functions in genomic healthcare. Competency-based healthcare education is an outcomes-based approach that uses competencies to organize and structure curricula and continuing education.
… Discipline-specific genomic competencies are knowledge and skills that a provider needs in order to perform specific functions in genomic healthcare. Competency-based healthcare education is …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI aims to ensure all populations are knowledgeable about and can participate in genomics research.
… is important for everyone to be informed about continuing genomic research and to understand the ethical, legal and … to have DAP training activities (Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), large-scale sequencing centers and … in one or more of the following areas: genome sciences, genomic medicine and genomics and society, in order to …
News Release
This publication and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a continuing impact in the field.
… of modern humans, Africa is home to the greatest genomic variation in the world. An important limitation to … groups. In addition to using these data to describe the genomic diversity within Africa with unprecedented breadth, … and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a …
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.
… designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and … and middle-income nations. Advances in human genetics and genomic research now make it possible to prevent, diagnose … healthcare professionals trained in Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, available to address this burden. This …
Staff
​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. His primary focus is in the Genome … Common Fund Human Microbiome Project and the Big Data to Knowledge initiative. Mr. Wellington received his … Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. … Chris Wellington, bioinformatics, …
Staff
Dr. Chris Gunter is a senior advisor to the NHGRI director on genomics engagement.
…   Evaluate impact and effectiveness of dissemination of genomic knowledge, with a focus on behavioral conditions.  Given the … with practitioners to create an evidence base for genomic applications . The Engagement Methods Unit will …
Research Funding
​CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care. ​
… Reports of genomic sequencing being applied to the medical care of … susceptibilities most likely to be usefully addressed by a genomic sequencing approach still accumulating. Incorporation … caveats regarding statistical uncertainties, incomplete knowledge, and unanticipated findings, remain incompletely …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… of the central challenges in biology is understanding how genomic variation affects genome function to influence … multiple funding opportunities to establish the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium , the … for systematically examining the relationships among genomic variation, genome function, and phenotypes. Over the …