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Educational Resources
NHGRI participates in the South By Southwest (SXSW) conference to help increase genomic literacy.
… Voting for the SXSW and SXSW EDU Conference is now closed. Please check back … majority of genetic variation exists within racial groups and not between them. Genomics is helping us understand the complex and intertwined relationships between a person's ancestry, …
Clinical Research
An Observational Prospective Natural History Study of Metabolism, Infection and Immunity During the COVID19 Pandemic (At-home Participation).
… Prospective Natural History Study of Metabolism, Infection and Immunity During the COVID19 Pandemic (At-home … 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious public health problem and the implications of COVID19 in individuals with … will use the clinical information, questionnaire responses and samples of people with mitochondrial disease for our main …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Wangler Baylor College of Medicine Genomic Medicine and Gene Function Implementation for an Underserved … Hill Age-Based Genomic Screening in Newborns, Infants and Children: A Novel Paradigm in Public Health Genomics Eric … Patient Experiences of Genomic Medicine: Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles for African American Communities …
News Release
The Physician-Scientist Development Program helps physicians develop research programs dedicated to the disorders they specialize in.
… suffering from glutaric aciduria type I - at the time, and still to date, a rare genetic disease with no known cure. … this mentorship, they are trained to be trendsetting researchers - a supplement to the skills they received from … with Patient Care … Related Content … Training docs to be researchers, too... … The Physician-Scientist Development …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies how genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease.
… mechanisms by which genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease. … A … in understanding how disruptions in signaling pathways and transcription factors contribute to disease. Our investigators use genetics and genomic approaches in both human and mouse systems to …
Research Funding
Policies and guidance regarding research funding from the NHGRI and the National Institutes of Health.
… for a specific grant solicitation will find references and links to relevant policies within the grant announcement. … is the principal federal agency responsible for biomedical and behavioral research and research training. As such, it is accountable to Congress …
Event
On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… into the biological mechanisms underlying gene-by-smoking and gene-by-alcohol consumption interactions Prog Nbr 298 Amy … Classical HLA Alleles are Associated with Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes in Multiple Populations Board No. PB1301 … Choice/ Complex Traits Quantification of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry disparities in anti-hypertensive drug …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… that are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. … The UGSP offers … support, paid research training during the summer, and paid employment and training at NIH after graduation. Currently, the program …
Fact Sheet
Today, gene therapy for sickle cell disease is considered experimental and only available to you if you participate in a clinical trial.
… about: Phases of a clinical trial. Study outcome(s). How researchers will know if the treatment worked.  … Step 2: … that would affect your treatment . …  … …  Step 3: Consent process  Read, understand and review the informed consent document . Discuss it with …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… Postdoctoral Fellowship provides recent doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genetic and genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health … research related to health disparate populations and the medically underserved, but also strives to train a …