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Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… The Genomics, Environmental Factors and the Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease in Africans Americans Study (GENE-FORECAST®) study is developing …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
Event
On October 20, 2022, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences", a program that explores the experiences of renowned African American biomedical researchers and physicians.
… Institute (NHGRI) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue … Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences … On October 20, 2022, NHGRI … Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences", a program that explores …
Staff
Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Dr. Adeyemo qualified in medicine at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. After a residency in pediatrics and … investigator at NHGRI in 2016. Dr. Adeyemo works on the genomics of complex disease, focusing on cardiometabolic … population, the first study of genetic structure in West Africans using genome-wide markers and the first genome-wide …
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.
… Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As Summer 2020 comes to an end, many of us continue to spend the bulk of our time working from home. If you are seeking some virtual connections to genomics, I would like to offer some “remote learning” … in African Americans and for type-2 diabetes in West Africans. Along with his collaborators, Dr. Rotimi has …
News Release
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene. … National Institute of Health researchers have reported the largest genomic study of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in sub-Saharan Africans, with data from more than 5,000 individuals from … the paper and senior investigator with the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. “Thus, studying the …
Staff
Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… Dr. Rotimi was appointed scientific director of NHGRI in 2021. He received his undergraduate education in … 2008 to found the trans-institute Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, with the mission of advancing … in African Americans and for type-2 diabetes in West Africans. His lab contributes to the global understanding of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … This issue of The Genomics Landscape comes at an especially difficult … a priority. As I have mentioned in previous issues of The Genomics Landscape , several government websites are …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… Genomic Medicine Working Group (GMWG) is compiling a list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in … Milestones In Medicine, Clinical Implementation Of Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Oncology Sequencing, … Group has compiled a list of interesting advances. … Genomics and Medicine …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… then a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of genomics pioneer Maynard Olson at Washington University … with the Human Genome Project successfully completed and genomics maturing into a well-respected discipline. I am so …