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NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… The use of racial and ethnic categories in biomedical research is part of a complex and sometimes contentious conversation about how science and … this information is reported can perpetuate the myth that race is a biological fact. … A Common Ground Instead of throwing out the categories of race and ethnicity in biomedical research, National Institute …
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Workshop on use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and health disparities.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of Minority Health and Health … (NIMHD) convened a workshop to discuss the use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical … Workshop on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Genomics and Biomedical Research …
Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Race is a fluid concept used to group people according to various factors including, ancestral background and social identity.
… Race … Race is a fluid concept used to group people according to various factors including, ancestral background and social identity. … Race is a social construct used to group people. Race was … generating racial classifications to identify, distinguish and marginalize some groups across nations, regions and the …
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture presented an insightful conversation about advancements in genetic research and its implications for understanding race.
… moderated a discussion with Alondra Nelson, Rick Kittles and Vence Bonham on how new findings in genetics tear down old ideas about race, grapple with the unfinished business of slavery, … of reparations, establish ties with ancestral homelands and advance biomedical research. This program was made …
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NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Angela Saini is an independent British science journalist and author. She presents radio and television programmes on the BBC and her writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, Nature, New … and scholars disavowed these ideas and considered race a social construct, it was an idea that still managed to …
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Researchers are asking if the precision medicine approach will reduce or eliminate the role that race plays in prescribing drugs and in health care overall.
… Health care providers have long struggled with considering race when prescribing and dosing medications, an approach that oversimplifies the complex interplay of ancestry, health, disease and drug response. … medicine approach will reduce or eliminate the role that race plays in prescribing drugs and in health care overall. …
Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… advances of this research to benefit everyone more equally and improve health equity, it is important that the diversity … It is also necessary to understand ethical, legal and social issues including utilization of genomic information, access to genomic services, and how genomics is perceived by different communities. …
Staff
Vence Bonham is the acting deputy director for NHGRI and an associate investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and a member of the senior leadership team for the institute. … from James Madison College at Michigan State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the Moritz College of Law at … University with appointments in the Colleges of Medicine and Law. He is currently an associate investigator at NHGRI …
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… can unknowingly influence medical decisions depending on race. … risk reports will be applied in the healthcare system and understand whether introducing this information will influence how a doctor might view a patient and make medical recommendations. We know from previous …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human … intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities specifically relating to the … into health care, as well as societal issues of genomics, race and human genetic variation. …