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The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research.
… a monthly series of talks, in 2023-24, by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics …
News Release
NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for … cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations. The team collected data from 49,839 … variants and specific diseases in European ancestry populations could be detected in African-American, …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… patterns and determinants of common complex diseases in populations in the United States and around the world. … … dyslipidemia, and kidney diseases, in different human populations with particular attention to African Americans … the analysis of data generated in Africans and other populations.   Investigate how knowledge and understanding of …
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The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. These seminars are archived from 2022-23.
… (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics …
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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.
… polygenic risk scores have not been effective for all populations, the researchers recalibrated these genetic tests … a more accurate assessment of disease risk across diverse populations. Genetic tests look at the small differences … many individuals with ancestry spanning two or more global populations. Strong representation of these individuals is …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… of Health, will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome … the discovery of the double helix in 1953.  During this special symposium, attendees will explore the evolution and … Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture. Collins is Special Advisor to President Biden for Special Projects, …
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NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… cause common periodic fever have spread in Mediterranean populations over centuries, potentially protecting people … plague.  … Researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory … have been positively selected for in Mediterranean populations over centuries. The findings were published in …
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease that affects ten percent of the world's population, but the genetics underlying the disease remain poorly understood.
… genetic changes, known as variants, are distributed among populations and how they lead to increased risk. Functional …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations. … While single ‘omic analyses have produced … and standards that can be generalized across diseases and populations. It will also generate a standardized and … to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations. By leveraging disease contexts where multi-omic …
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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… hosted a symposium on April 25, 2023 to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome … 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome … 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome …