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The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long invested in basic genetics and genomics research, clinical trials, as well as translational medicine and social science studies, to advance our understanding of this widespread illness to help develop effective therapies.
… the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease in … directly from people with sickle-cell disease. One of the new sickle cell treatments uses the CRISPR gene-editing … (NHLBI)  … Additional Resources … NIH statement on new FDA-approved gene therapies for sickle cell disease … The …
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NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires additional protections for … the National Institutes of Health (NIH) put forth a new policy which requires that all NIH-funded investigators … studies collecting sensitive data; however, under the new policy, as of October 1, 2017, NIH-funded researchers and …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… Steven Benowitz … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome … in the field." … Challenging Tradition … Related Content … New study challenges gold standard for validating DNA sequencing results … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome …
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of … the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. The new program will be led by Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of … Research Program. Dr. Denny recently arrived at NIH as the new CEO of the All of Us  Research Program . The addition of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
…  … Carolyn M. Hutter, Ph.D., has been selected as the new Director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences . She … research focused on genome-wide association studies and gene-environment interactions for cancer and other complex … bioinformatics tools and clinical information is forging a new path for genomics and health. Identifying human genomic …
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NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics research that will accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today launched a new round of strategic planning that will establish a 2020 … areas of genomics that will expand the field into new frontiers and enable novel applications to human health … The process will culminate in the publication of the new strategic plan in October 2020 to commemorate the 30th …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2018 edition of The Genomics landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights five new educational videos that use poetry and dance.
… recently, this involved the production and release of five new educational videos. The origins of these new videos trace back to the collaboration between the … was part of the research team that discovered one of the gene mutations responsible for causing the life-threatening …
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It’s teatime and doctors, researchers and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 gangliosidosis.
… celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating … napped, would be the culmination of a decade of work and a new life for someone with a devastating disease. Jojo was … recycling center of a cell. After old ones are dismantled, new gangliosides are built. Within the lysosome is a team of …
Educational Resources
Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is affected by the expression of one or more independently inherited genes.
… … Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is affected by the expression of one or more independently inherited genes. … Gene Expression, Gene Variation, DNA, Genes … Epistasis is a circumstance …
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Researchers have used a new combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a specific gut bacterium from the sea of microbes in the human microbiome.
… of trillions of microbes in the human microbiome. … The new method has broad applications for isolating and studying … its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov … Related Content … New approach may improve study of hard-to-grow, … disease-related microorganisms … Researchers have used a new combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a …