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Join us on Wednesday, May 25, as scholars and scientists answer audience questions and address the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics and scientific racism in the context of existing and developing genetic and genomic screening technologies.
… the individual and public health benefits of these scientific interventions are clear, scholars have long … symposium that addressed the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern … technologies and the legacies of eugenics . Eugenics and scientific racism are immoral and pseudoscientific ideologies …
Talking Glossary
Eugenics is a discredited belief that selective breeding for certain inherited human traits can improve the “fitness” of future generations. For eugenicists, “fitness” corresponded to a narrow view of humanity and society that developed directly from the ideologies and practices of scientific racism, colonialism, ableism and imperialism.
… developed directly from the ideologies and practices of scientific racism, colonialism, ableism and imperialism. … … developed directly from the ideologies and practices of scientific racism, colonialism, ableism and imperialism. … … developed directly from the ideologies and practices of scientific racism, colonialism, ableism and imperialism. … …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health … technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health … technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health …
News Release
An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… ’s (ClinGen) expert panel has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine … with long QT syndrome, because they lack sufficient scientific evidence for causing for this condition. … Genetic … differentiate between genes found with strong and valid scientific approaches versus those with insufficient evidence …
Staff
Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst for the Policy and Program … AIDS research, genome editing … Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis …
Event
On March 12-16, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the 2024 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking research and the latest advances in medical genetics, genomics and personalized medicine.
… Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking … educational formats and types of sessions — from Scientific Sessions and Workshops to TED-Style Talks, … Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.
… provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of … provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of … provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… then to disease treatment. In September, the ICDA held its scientific plenary and launch meeting in the Washington, DC area. The agenda and video from the ICDA’s scientific plenary and launch meeting are now available … participation in PAR-19-343 "Maximizing opportunities for scientific and academic independent careers (MOSAIC) …
Funding Opportunities
Funding for New and Early-Stage Investigators
… their early career stages, enabling them to make the next scientific breakthroughs in the field of genomics. NHGRI … funding announcements should begin by contacting the scientific/research contact listed in section VII of the … their early career stages, enabling them to make the next scientific breakthroughs in the field of genomics. … Funding …
Research at NHGRI
The Technology Transfer Office is responsible for transferring NHGRI technologies to the private sector and exchanging research materials with outside groups.
… exchange of research materials between NHGRI and outside scientific groups. Since its founding in the mid-1990s, the … sector and exchange of research materials with outside scientific groups. … The Technology Transfer Office is …