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Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI aims to ensure all populations are knowledgeable about and can participate in genomics research.
… outlines clear goals for the inclusion of underrepresented minority groups in research training, research … research careers in genomics and related sciences. The Minority Action Plan  was approved by NHGRI's National … to increase the number of scientists from underrepresented minority (URM) groups that are trained to pursue research in …
Research Training
A fellowship that will prepare fellows to use genetic, genomic and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance minority health and health equity.
… NHGRI) and the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (FDA OMHHE) , is open for … genetic, genomic and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance minority health and health equity and train them in the … and Health Equity … NIH, NHGRI and the FDA, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) are co-sponsoring a …
Event
Workshop on use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and health disparities.
… Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) convened a … biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and health disparities. … MD … Workshop on … biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and health disparities. … Workshop on use of …
News Release
NHGRI will fund $3.35 million over five years to launch the Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program.
… program provides awards to institutions that are either minority-serving, as defined under the program, or eligible for an Institutional Development Award (IDeA). “Minority-serving institutions that do not have a large amount … Diversity and Health Equity Office. “By requiring these minority-serving institutions to partner with …
Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… of 60 percent of patients who come from racial or ethnic minority populations, underserved populations, or populations … and health, including how these descriptors influence minority health and health disparities research. Inclusion … medically underserved, rural, and urban communities. Minority Health Research focused on identifying, …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's leadership team has prioritized initiatives to stimulate and achieve highly impactful progress in genomics that will benefit the efforts of others.
… will benefit the efforts of others for years to come. … Minority and Specialty Populations Initiative … Archived … Literacy, Human Genome Project, History Of Genomics, Minority And Special Populations … NHGRI's leadership team …
Diversity Center
Meharry Medical College establishes a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR) that will narrow inequitable representation gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority by realizing their vision to promote African ancestry genomic research through infrastructure building and the formation of basic, clinical, and computational science research teams that are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged.
… to bridging the gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority (URM) groups by establishing a Diversity Center for … making MMC a magnet that attracts other underrepresented minority genomics scholars.  … Administrative Core … (ESIs), thus laying the foundation for a career pathway of minority researchers entering genetics and genomics. … …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to … to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to … to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a documented record and/or historical and current mission of recruiting, educating, training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical research.
… and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a … and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a … and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a …
Genetic Disorders
Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that alters development in females.