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Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health. We do this by getting a DNA sample from you, … that to what we know about your personal and family health histories. We look at genes related to a variety of … the study has a clinical visit and tests to look at heart health. Study members also give us information on their …
Health
A polygenic risk score is one way by which people can learn what their risk of developing a disease is, based on the total number of genomics variants related to the disease.
… with their physicians and genetic counselors for further health assessments. … The majority of genomic studies to date … and contributes to a widespread concern about increasing health disparities beyond polygenic risk scores. The … … Polygenic risk scores are not yet routinely used by health professionals because there are no guidelines for …
Staff
Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… diabetes, are non-communicable conditions of major public health and clinical significance. Dr. Adeyemo's research has … show wide variation across multiple populations. Public Health Genomics, 13(2):72-9. 2009. [PubMed] Adeyemo A, Gerry … Adeyemo, Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, cardiometabolic disorders, hypertension, obesity, …
Staff
Dr. Clesson Turner is the director of the Reverse Phenotyping Core and a staff clinician in the Center for Precision Health Research of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. In 2021, Dr. Turner joined … its Reverse Phenotyping Core in the Center for Precision Health Research. He oversees the daily operations of the core … Medicine: A Qualitative Provider Study in the Military Health System . J Genet Couns , 28(5): 940-949, 2019 Oct. De …
Staff
Dr. Lucia Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office at the National Human Genome … Dr. Hindorff is broadly interested in genomics and health equity, the integration of genomic tests into clinical … Bonham VL, Ohno-Machado L. Enhancing diversity to reduce health information disparities and build an evidence base for …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers … to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … The UGSP offers scholarship … careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research. … NIH Undergraduate Scholarship …
Health
Un puntaje de riesgo poligénico es una forma en que las personas pueden conocer cuál es su riesgo de desarrollar una enfermedad, según el número total de variantes genómicas relacionadas con la enfermedad.
… de variantes genómicas relacionadas con la enfermedad. … Health …
News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and several professional medical societies. The … part of NHGRI's effort to address the growing need among health care professionals for knowledge in genomics, a … professionals," said Donna Messersmith, Ph.D., a health policy analyst with NHGRI's Genomic Healthcare Branch, …
Research Funding
NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human … … The Newborn Sequencing In Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program explores the implications, challenges … … Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) … Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and …
News Release
April 25, 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure, milestones being celebrated as part of National DNA Day.
… Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, began celebrating this day annually on April 25, … of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Josh Denny, M.D., M.S., CEO of … … About NHGRI and NIH … National Institutes of Health celebrates DNA’s double anniversary … April 25, 2023 …