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Dr. Lawrence Brody is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and director of NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… resource for defining the biological significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans. … GENE-FORECAST® will test the working hypothesis that race-ancestry differences in the burden of cardiovascular disease …
News Release
In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… Ganguly, Ph.D. … Survey reveals that use of the term “race” has declined, while “ancestry” and “ethnicity” have increased. … National … scientists use to describe human populations — such as race, ancestry, and ethnicity — significantly changed from …
Event
We invite scholars to submit ideas to be one of six to seven speakers at our symposium, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present, and Future”, with an additional opportunity to join a collected set of papers on the same theme.
… to contribute towards the defense of the nation and the ‘race.’ Since the 18th century, scientific racism has … and the ideas, ideologies, and lived experiences of race, ethnicity, and ancestry; disability, genetics, genomics and the …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… different aspects of society from how we understand our ancestry to the promise of precision medicine for all …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… efforts in the establishment of standards in the use of ancestry and diversity information in clinical genomics and … could be prevented or mitigated if the risk were known Ancestry and Diversity Alice Popejoy Carlos Bustamante … provide guidance for the community about how best to use race, ancestry, and genomics in a way that is scientifically …
The Genomics Landscape
In March 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., honors the recipients of the inaugural Outstanding Award for Enhancing DEIA in the Genomics Workforce - Pardis Sabeti (Harvard University), Bettie Graham (NHGRI) and Ann Mc Cartney (University of California, Santa Cruz) - for exemplifying powerful ways to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility.
News Release
The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) resource has been expanded to include a new collection of resources for physicians.
Event
Annual scientific lecture honoring NHGRI's founding scientific director, Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, looks back on Bettie Graham's 50 years of federal service and as a champion for diversity in the genomics workforce, as she retires at the end of 2023.
… genetic association studies involving people with European ancestry may be inaccurate Notable accomplishments in genomic …