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Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… Section, SBRB, NHGRI … Leadership in the Immersive Technology Community The ISP was one of the first behavioral … health research. We have helped to mold the growth of the technology in research and clinical settings inside and … for innovative research including method and measure development. This work builds understanding of how variations …
Administrative
The Division of Management oversees a wide range of NHGRI activities, from financial management to administrative services to information technology.
… analysis and evaluation, financial management, information technology, ethics and human resources. It advises senior … management to administrative services to information technology.​ … The Division of Management oversees a wide … management to administrative services to information technology. … Administrative …
News Release
Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… Tumors  (2008)  The Cancer Genome Atlas Awards Funds for Technology Development  (2007)  National Institutes of Health to Map … Cancer Advisory Board  Report from the Advanced Biomedical Technology Working Group of the National Cancer Advisory …
Staff
Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… responsibilities in PPAB include policy analysis, policy development, coding and reporting, workshop development, and … School of Foreign Service in 2015 with a B.S. in science, technology and international affairs, with a concentration in … … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, genome editing … …
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.
… Center that will focus on coordinating protocol development, consortium logistics, and the production and …
Educational Resources
Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death.
… process of programmed cell death. … Programmed Cell Death, Development, DNA Repair, Cancer, Tumor, Cell Division … … process of programmed cell death. It is used during early development to eliminate unwanted cells; for example, those … can lead to uncontrolled cell division and the subsequent development of a tumor. … Apoptosis is the process of …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., Division of Genome Sciences director, was honored with the HHS Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology.
… Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology. HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell presented … than a decade, he has led NHGRI's Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology Program that has resulted in a reduction in DNA … Genome Project. Dr. Schloss transitioned to the technology development program where he ran extramural programs to …
Genetic Disorders
Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that alters development in females.
… Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that alters development in females. … Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that alters development in females. Women with this condition tend to be … identified one gene called SHOX that is important for bone development and growth. Missing one copy of this gene likely …
News Release
NIH awards more than $64 million to for a database of human cellular responses called the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures or LINCS.
… scientists' understanding of cell pathways and aid in the development of new therapies for many diseases. … The funding … lines. Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, $12.56 million … Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Cambridge, $8.9 million …