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Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… Epidemiology … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic … in populations. … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic …
Staff
Dr. Suzanne Hart was the deputy director of the Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Fellowship Training Program until she retired in late 2023.
… in 1985. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the Medical College of Virginia (now called Virginia Commonwealth … She is an ABMG board-certified clinical biochemical and medical geneticist. She completed her postdoctoral training … joined NHGRI in 2003. She was the deputy director of the Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Fellowship Training …
Fact Sheets
A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… on February 5, 2016. "People sometimes think they're making healthcare decisions based on the cold hard facts, but … … Obesity and genomic information, obesity and genetics, medical information and fearfulness, emotions and medical decisions, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, …
Talking Glossary
A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome.
… the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for … unrecognized risk for disease that could change the medical management of that patient and potentially prevent or …
Research Training
Two-year fellowships for M.D.s and Ph.D.s in cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics.
… biochemical genetics and molecular genetics. … Medical Genetics Fellowship Training Program, Laboratory … Genetics and Genomics Fellowship, Training Program, Medical Genetics, Cytogenetics, Biochemical Genetics, …
Professional Development Programs
JHU/NIH GCTP Executive Committee is composed of genetic counselors, social scientists and medical geneticists. Their varied backgrounds are an asset to the Program and to students as they develop their thesis.
… Biology Program Director National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH Howard Levy, M.D., Ph.D. … Health Charles Venditti, M.D., Ph.D. Senior Investigator, Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch Head, Organic … is composed of genetic counselors, social scientists and medical geneticists. Their varied backgrounds are an asset to …
Staff
Dr. Merideth is a staff clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director and program director for both the NHGRI Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship and
NHGRI Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship.
… Melissa Merideth, M.D., M.P.H. … Dr. Merideth went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine … 2016, Dr. Merideth became the Program Director of NHGRI’s Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship Program, and Training … she completed a 6-year term as Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee’s (GMEC) Policy Subcommittee, at …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… … The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how … ​ … The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how …
For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… professionals with specialized degrees and experience in medical genetics and counseling. Genetics professionals … disorder by researching a family's history, evaluating medical records, and conducting a physical examination of the … Provide support and information to help a person make a decision about testing. Interpret the results of genetic …