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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
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News Release
A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… three conditions are more common among people of African ancestry than European and Asian descent. Specific African … In pharmacogenomics, information about a patient’s genetic makeup helps determine how they will respond to … In pharmacogenomics, information about a patient’s genetic makeup helps determine how they will respond to …
News Release
NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… Polygenic risk scores, often referred to as PRS, are a genetic estimate of a person’s risk for specific diseases. … which were developed using data from mostly European ancestry populations, are not effective when used in diverse …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… Brigham and Women's Hospital Predicting the impact of genetic variants, genes and pathways on human disease … modeling of the functional and phenotypic impacts of genetic variants HG012064 Anshul Kundaje Stanford University … their target genes in cis and in trans by combining multi-ancestry genome-wide association studies with CRISPR …
Research Funding
A list of current and previous Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) grant awards.
… perturbations. However, genome sequencing and clinical genetic testing have far outpaced our ability to understand … an array of technologies to map the effects of genetic variants on molecular and cellular phenotypes, and … a relatively large number of admixed individuals who carry ancestry from outside their self-identified race. The All of …
Staff
Heather Colley is a Lead Research Training and Career Development Program Officer at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… JAL. A standardized framework for representation of ancestry data in genomics studies, with application to the …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… revise our understanding of human biology. This volume of genetic information can have direct implications for the … DNA testing kits, which affect our understanding of ancestry and identity. But while students are eager to learn …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… the effect of returning apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) genetic risk information to hypertensive African ancestry patients and their primary care providers on … are no funding opportunities at this time. … Overview … Genetic Testing to Understand and Address Renal Disease …
News Release
Small businesses with NHGRI grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics.
Event
On March 5-6, 2019, the Genomic Medicine Working Group hosted the Genomics in Health and Wellness Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.
… Lunch 12:30 - 12:55 p.m. Non-healthcare employer offering genetic testing Jane Gilbert (Teachers' Retirement System of … opportunities and potential projects to deploy genetic tests and a genetics-based testing program within …
Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes and centers (ICs). Program Officer contact information is also included.
… the generation, interpretation, understanding and use of genetic and genomic information and associated technologies. … that arise in connection with the design and conduct of genetic and genomic research.  Genomic Healthcare: These … of complex relationships between social identity, ancestry, socioeconomic status and health, perpetuating …