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The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… integration of environmental exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study Disease Study Site** … Multi-Omics at the Intersections of Environment, Diabetes, and Kidney Disease: A Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Study Site Disease Study Site** Krzysztof …
News Release
NHGRI has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest level of genomic innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the central coordinating office for training and career development across the Institute.
… office to help achieve goals for training a more diverse genomics workforce and addressing health disparities. … The National Human Genome Research …
News Release
NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… Ph.D. … NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of … have shown that African populations contain the oldest and most diverse set of human genes. However, most studies of … to correct this misunderstanding," said Dr. De Vries. "Genomics research is very new on parts of the continent and …
Staff
Debbie Brathwaite is a program support specialist at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Office of the Scientific Director (OSD), Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… of the Scientific Director (OSD), Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She has over 18 years’ experience …
News Release
Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans. They discovered that approximately 1 … of obesity in people of African ancestry. Obesity is a global health problem, contributing to premature death and … NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch and director of the Center for Research on …
Health
Resources about genetic diseases and the importance of knowing your family health history.
… These resources will help you understand genetic diseases and the importance of knowing your family health history. … Related Content … For Patients and Families … Resources about genetic diseases and the …
Genomics 101
Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind.
… to the way your body responds to diseases, medications, and aging. Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind. … …
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 improved their nurses’ knowledge of genomics and patient care.  Pamela Edwards, EdD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE, …
Event
On August 23, 2023, NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Investigator-Initiated Research in Genomics and Health Equity RFAs:  RFA-HG-23-017 and RFA-HG-23-018.Â
… webinar for the Investigator-Initiated Research in Genomics and Health Equity RFAs:  RFA-HG-23-017  and RFA-HG-23-018 . …
Health
GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators.
… GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators. This centralized web resource is built upon … learning by healthcare professionals and educators. … Health …