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Autism is a developmental brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, communication problems, and repetitive behaviors.
… a developmental brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, communication problems, and repetitive … related to brain development that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Symptoms … a developmental brain disorder characterized by impaired social interactions, communication problems, and repetitive …
Staff
Dr. Philip Shaw is an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… factors that influence the development of brain and behavior. A focus of his work is the most common … phenotypes pertinent to ADHD based in the neuroimaging, social and behavioral sciences, 2) identifying the genomic … using tools from the neurobiological, psychological and social sciences. This will allow advancement beyond a …
Staff
Vence Bonham is the acting deputy director for NHGRI and an associate investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
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… (NHGRI) within the Division of Intramural Research's Social and Behavioral Research Branch. He leads the Health … clinical settings. His research focuses primarily on the social implications of new genomic knowledge, particularly in … both in the United States and globally. … Within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Mr. Bonham directs the …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… affected by SCD to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms. … Bonham , Jr., J.D., an associate investigator with NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch , Division of … humans), the genome (all the genes in a person), and the social and environmental factors that may impact their …
Staff
Dr. Sudre is an Associate Investigator in Dr. Philip Shaw's Neurobehavioral Clinical Research within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch
… in the Neurobehavioral Clinical Research section of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch. The main goal of his … Philip Shaw's Neurobehavioral Clinical Research within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch … Gustavo Sudre, … Philip Shaw's Neurobehavioral Clinical Research within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch … Staff …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have shown that areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may account for behavioral differences among different dog lineages.
… dog lineages may relate to genes that are involved in behavior of other species such as humans. These results … rise to the range of differences in brain function and behavior found within a species. “The results of this study … draw a stronger link between genes that are important for behavior in dogs and genes that may play a role in human …
Event
November is Family Health History Awareness Month! To celebrate, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17.
… Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17. We encourage you and … … All times are in Eastern. … Family Health History Social Media Campaign … November is Family Health History … Institute will host several engagement events over social media on Wednesday, November 17. … November is Family …
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Structures and Values Genomics and the Physical and Social Environments Genomics and Social Justice Shifting Societal Definitions, Beliefs and … external factors that have an impact on these entities’ behavior and related outcomes in genomics. These factors may …
Research Funding
Applications demonstrating excellent grantsmanship, grant mechanisms and research methodologies common to ethical, legal and social implications research.
… Summary Statement Full Application Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Translational Psychiatric Genomics … Trials of Germline Gene Editing: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Bryan Cwik 2018 Summary Statement Full Application Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications in Military Genomics Maxwell Mehlman 2011 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… is required by September 27.  All the best,  …  NHGRI’s social media platforms provide a great venue for conveying … connected with colleagues and interested stakeholders. Social media provides NHGRI staff a space to talk about their … show how genomics can positively affect people. NHGRI’s social media accounts on both Facebook and Twitter post …