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Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases. … Investigators … of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, they conduct research related to the effects of social determinants on …
Research at NHGRI
A list of scientific and clinical research investigators at NHGRI.
… Cores … Adjunct Investigators … Scientist Emeriti … Research Investigators … A list of scientific and clinical research investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute. … A list of scientific and clinical research investigators at NHGRI. … Research at …
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… of course. Healthcare providers who discuss genomics and behavioral risk factors with overweight mothers may make … by Susan Persky, Ph.D., an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomics into a greater understanding of human biology and develop better methods for the detection, prevention and …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… When conducting clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related … in the studies. This raises the question of when and how it is appropriate for the scientists to look for and share such research findings. … There are ongoing …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, prevent, detect and better treat disease. In some cases, research …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires … new policy, as of October 1, 2017, NIH-funded researchers and their institutions will automatically be issued a … with the requirements of the policy will become a term and condition of award for grant recipients collecting …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… on genomic literacy among Africans as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the … Both grants are part of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) component of H3Africa. The program …
Clinical Research
FAQs for Autoinflammatory Diseases Study providers and researchers.
… listed above, or patients who are older than 1 month and who have evidence of autoinflammatory disease (such as … when we can find multiple patients with the same symptoms and genetic variants. Our team is always excited to … Ivona Aksentijevich if you would like to further discuss research opportunities. … FAQ for Providers and Researchers … …
News Release
Knowing your family health history can aid in detecting unique disease risks and lead to better prevention and treatment.
… Anything" (AMA). … Common diseases such as heart disease and diabetes are highly complex, with multiple factors that … These factors - like genetics, shared environments and social influences - tend to cluster within families, which … hosts were Laura Koehly, Ph.D., chief of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch and head of the Social Network …