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NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. …   Since the launch of the Human … area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. The … vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … human genome project, NHGRI …
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NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics research that will accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… for genomics research aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … Accelerating Breakthroughs In … area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. As … a variety of stakeholders, including the scientific and medical communities, non-profit and private sectors, patient …
Staff
Dr. Ferreira is a staff clinician in the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the head of the Skeletal Genomics Unit.
… Carlos Ferreira, M.D. … Dr. Carlos Ferreira went to medical school at the National University of Asunción, … an Internal Medicine residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago (2009-2012), a fellowship in … Clinical Genetics at the NHGRI and Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Genetics consortium (2012-2014), and a subspecialty …
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… Study shows genomic information can unknowingly influence medical decisions depending on race. … Sonja Soo: Can you … predicting risk. Various direct-to-consumer companies are making these risk scores available to anyone. But researchers … having these genomic risk scores influenced their medical decision-making, even though they were not aware of it. … …
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Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Ph.D. … Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research … disorders … Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse Groups Underrepresented in Genomic … the study's first author and a genetics fellow at Harvard Medical School. The researchers noted that policies and … of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also medical director of the Broad Institute Clinical Research …
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Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… genetics fellowships at the NIH's Interinstitute Medical Genetics Training Program, which he directed from … biochemical geneticists. He established American Board of Medical Specialties certification for medical biochemical genetics. He served on the board of …
News Release
After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science. … The National Academy of Medicine has … and inherited peripheral neuropathy.  Eric has catalyzed making genomics mainstream in medicine and public health, … M.D., Ph.D., NIH Distinguished Investigator in the NHGRI Medical Genetics Branch. "Eric has catalyzed making genomics …
Talking Glossary
A polygenic risk score (abbreviated PRS) uses genomic information alone to assess a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition.
… a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. … A polygenic risk score (abbreviated PRS) … a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. A person’s PRS is a statistical … a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. … Talking Glossary …
Educational Resources
An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease found in humans.
… Model … An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease … humans. … An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease …