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News Release
NHGRI has awarded $6.4 million in first-year funding to establish Diversity Centers for Genome Research at three institutions: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Meharry Medical College; and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
… for Genome Research and Principal Investigators Meharry Medical College — Nashville, TN Anil Shanker, Ph.D. … Rio Grande Valley, a Hispanic-serving institution; Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical school; and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, which …
Talking Glossary
Precision medicine (generally considered analogous to personalized medicine or individualized medicine) is an innovative approach that uses information about an individual’s genomic, environmental and lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management.
… lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management. The goal of precision medicine is to … lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management. The goal of precision medicine is to … lifestyle information to guide decisions related to their medical management. … Talking Glossary …
Research Funding
The $1,000 Genome Program was a coordinated effort to support the development of technologies to dramatically reduce the cost of DNA sequencing, a move aimed at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care.
… DNA Sequencing Technologies Fit for Routine Laboratory and Medical Use August 2008 New Grants Bolster Efforts to … at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care. … The $1,000 Genome Program … at broadening the applications of genomic information in medical research and health care. … Research Funding …
Staff
Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… IHCC, she was the lead program director for the electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network from January … through both electronic phenotyping using electronic medical records (EMRs) and genotyping/sequencing using … In China, she had been working at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Beijing) and the Chinese Academy of …
Research Training
The Graduate Partnerships Program develops future scientists by providing opportunities to perform research in NHGRI laboratories.
… a residency in obstetrics and gynecology. … Graduate or medical students at accredited U.S. universities or … Program, Training Programs, Graduate Students, Medical Students, Research Investigators, NHGRI Laboratories …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
… M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the … at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and in medical genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. … the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. He is also a fellow of the …
News Release
Check out this video from NHGRI Director Eric Green talking about the importance of knowing your family health history.
… to record this information for sharing with families and medical providers. … History Day, Thanksgiving and family history, family medical history, family health history video … Check out this …
Staff
Dr. Carsten Bonnemann is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… … Dr. Carsten Bonnemann is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
Staff
Dr. Ellen Sidransky is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Section, is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch of the National Human Genome Research … papers and is board certified in both pediatrics and medical genetics. She was elected to the association of … and the NHGRI Mentorship AWARD. She also serves on the medical advisory board of the National Gaucher Foundation. … …
News Release
ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… … As the senior investigator and chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, Dr. Biesecker … Proteus syndrome. He initiated ClinSeq® , a large-scale medical sequencing project aimed at understanding the … Biesecker was also a co-chair of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Subcommittee on Incidental …