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Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement.
… cell movement and the factors that determine how much mRNA is made. He envisioned spending his years conducting …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… condition.  Screening to identify the need for preventive therapy.  Genetic tests include analyses of genes, … duplications or deletions. Gene expression tests analyze mRNA and can identify over- or under-expression of certain … genetic test results should be used to optimize drug therapy, rather than whether tests should be ordered. …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
News Release
Top genome scientists from over 20 countries have joined forces in an effort to improve cooperation and coordination of genomic medicine research worldwide.
Staff
Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… is Required for Activity-Dependent Amplification of Arc mRNA in Developing Postnatal Frontal Cortex. Cereb Cortex , … hepatic genotoxicity after adeno-associated virus gene therapy. J Clin Invest, 125(2): 870-80. 2015. [ PubMed ] Yang …
Staff
Dr. Michael Erdos is an Associate Investigator in the Molecular Genetics Section of the Center for Precision Health Research.
… therapeutics to reduce progerin production at the mRNA level by blocking the mutant splice site. Treatment of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
Educational Resources
Personalized medicine is an emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
… profile can help doctors select the proper medication or therapy and administer it using the proper dose or regimen. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… website . … Genomics Research NIH-funded study finds gene therapy may restore missing enzyme in rare disease Scientists discover gene therapy provides neuroprotection to prevent glaucoma vision … COVID-19 surges with mortality increases for patients mRNA vaccines may pack more persistent punch against COVID-19 …