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Research Funding
Funded in 2016 to harmonize, access, and analyze the data produced by the sequencing centers.
… develop methods to discover variants underlying common, complex, and Mendelian diseases. … The currently funded …
Leadership Initiatives
The 2021 NHGRI Action Agenda for a diverse genomics workforce is an ambitious set of goals and objectives to enhance the representation individuals from diverse backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups in the genomics workforce. The Action Agenda: Progress Report and Implementation Plan details the programs and projects that have been enacted since its release.
… for a Diverse Genomics Workforce  has the following four major goals: … NHGRI strives to provide responsible …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI articulates goals and objectives to increase the number of individuals from diverse backgrounds in genomics.
… for a Diverse Genomics Workforce  has the following four major goals: … Since its inception, NHGRI has strived to … professionals who specialize in genetics and genomics is a major challenge despite the exciting scientific and …
Staff
Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… at NHGRI in 2016. Dr. Adeyemo works on the genomics of complex disease, focusing on cardiometabolic disorders and … obesity and diabetes, are non-communicable conditions of major public health and clinical significance. Dr. Adeyemo's … second leading cause of kidney disease in childhood and a major cause of end stage kidney disease requiring dialysis …
Educational Resources
A histone is a protein that provides structural support to a chromosome.
Diversity Center
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) has established a Diversity Center for Genome Research that will build UTRGV’s genomics research capacity by 1) expanding genomic research capabilities and discoveries in two innovative research projects; and 2) enhancing the size and quality of the available genomics workforce.
… focuses on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a major public health issue affecting millions of people … among Hispanic populations. Risk for NAFLD is due to a complex mix of genetic and environmental factors that are …  Genomic Approaches to Pollutome Effects on Risk of Major Depression in Hispanic Pedigrees Lead: John Blangero, …
Educational Resources
Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence.
… protein information encoded in DNA. In humans and other complex organisms, mRNA moves from the cell nucleus to the …
News Release
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for progeria, a rare and fatal pediatric disease, characterized by dramatic, rapid aging beginning in childhood.
… Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., available to discuss this major advance for rare, fatal pediatric disease. … What The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 5, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming omnipresent throughout NHGRI and in genomics.
… scholarly perspectives about multiple issues related to complex areas of social and behavioral genomics.  All the … setting the stage for widespread adoption of AI to tackle complex biomedical challenges beyond human intuition. The … and healthcare research. Bridge2AI includes projects with major genomics components. Ten years ago, it was hard to …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… Our scientists conduct studies aimed at understanding complex genetic diseases and developing new statistical … visualization of these data. The center also serves as a major link between NHGRI and the Center for Inherited Disease …