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Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.
… The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a … the role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical care is increasingly important to critically examine how new …
Research Funding
The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… of genomic information in biomedical research and health care. Some of the successes of this program, which culminated … of genomic information in medical research and health care. … The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to … of genomic information in medical research and health care. … Research Funding …
News Release
Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… nurse gather at the NIH Clinical Center to discuss the patient's care. Image Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI Dr. … "I am so thankful and grateful to them." "While not every patient will go from wheelchairs to winning dance contests, …
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… for the field, such as the relationship between microbiome genomics and disease risk prediction; the microbiome and …
Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
… approaches for the integration of genomic discoveries into clinical and community contexts. … Our research focuses … families. We conduct research at the intersection of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences and train the … context of genomic testing and support services, and in patient responses to broad genomic information. In this work, …
Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… the skills necessary for world class, translational genomics research. We intend to assist in the development of … many disciplines. The NIH Clinical Center only provides care for research subjects; non-research patients are not … and begin to design the research project. Final acceptance into the program will be offered upon receipt of a written …
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.
… from home. If you are seeking some virtual connections to genomics, I would like to offer some “remote learning” … Director) and I answered questions about bioethics and genomics research on Twitter as part of #AskDrGenome . … the Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit, building it into a highly successful program that spans multiple NIH …
Research Funding
CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care.
… Incorporation of comprehensive genomic sequence data into clinical care will require changes to institutional … analysis and interpretive tools), and improved to integrating sequence information into the clinical workflow. … Wasserstein, Carol Horowitz, Bruce Gelb Incorporating genomics into the clinical care of diverse NYC children** …
News Release
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.
… disease. Your browser does not support the video tag. Patient consent animation. Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, … people have differing levels of knowledge of biology and genomics. Interestingly, while some physicians were … for curative genetic therapies requires addressing the patient communities and their families need for accessible …