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News Release
NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Director … biomedical, and clinical research , and its influence on minority health and health disparities. Recommendations …
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… Genomics Education, Minority Health and Health Disparities …
Policies and Guidance
A list of reports, documents, workshop summaries and other works published by NHGRI.
… Guidelines The NIH mandate that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations be included in all … Guidelines The NIH mandate that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations be included in all …
Fact Sheet
mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is normally found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI's strategic planning process will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
Policies and Guidance
Guidance describing NHGRI’s position on appropriate third-party involvement.
Research Funding
Fosters basic and applied research on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic and genomic research. ​
About NHGRI
NHGRI research undergoes peer review by advisory committees who review extramural grant applications and intramural research programs.
Genetic Disorders
Noonan syndrome involves unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, developmental delays and malformations of the ribs.
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… clinics and primary care practices, and include rural, minority and other underserved populations. Two grants focus … in Nashville, one of which largely cares for underserved minority patients. The study will examine specific drug-gene …