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Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… populations.  Characterizing genomic risk factors of lung cancers in Native Hawaiians Lead: Youping Deng, Ph.D. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States …
Research at NHGRI
Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) helps you and your family learn how your family health history affects your risk for diseases.
… Colorectal Cancer Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Type 2 Diabetes Heart Disease How to Use the Families … to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer . BMC Public Health,  15: …
Profile
In a conversation, Dr. Elise Feingold reflects on her path to NHGRI, describes her experience leading the ENCODE program and shares advice for those considering different scientific careers.
… I happened to be postdoctoral fellow at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. While I really loved the science, … consortium was working collaboratively with the National Cancer Institute on the early phases of the Mammalian Gene …
FAQ
Questions and answers from the September 26, 2022, Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium Pre-Application Webinar.
… both tumor and normal tissues from participants with cancer are strongly encouraged and will be prioritized for … setting this up could take some time. … Biosamples For the cancer DSS, can we propose just plasma collection and no … Collection of tumor samples from participants with cancer is encouraged but it is not a strict requirement. See …
Clinical Research
A study for patients with unexpected genetic results
… unexpected genetic test results about their risk for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions after having … treated or prevented. Many of these results are related to cancer risk and heart conditions . If you think you have … or Spanish  Received a genetic testing result related to cancer risk or heart disease even though they were not …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 4, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how NHGRI researchers are emphasizing the need for diversity in genomics.
… Medical School  John Tisdale, M.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH Moderator: Dan Kastner, M.D., …
News Release
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… ranging from cognitive disabilities to susceptibilities to cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other disorders. … the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute of … of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and …
News Release
Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). "The new studies … groups. "A scientist who is studying asthma or kidney cancer might be particularly interested in studying how … of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and …
News Release
NIH has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed at deciphering the language of how and when genes are turned on and off.
… systems in the body, such as skin, immune cells and lung. The resulting insights into the mechanisms controlling … for diseases affected by faulty gene regulation, such as cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. NHGRI launched the … systems of the body, such as skin, immune cells and lung. Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI. Over the past decade, …
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CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… Human Genome Research Institute and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched the Centers for Mendelian …