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Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, commonly known as GINA, is … individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information. It was first introduced into the U.S. Congress … prohibits health insurers from using someone's genetic information to refuse insurance or charge higher prices, and …
Staff
Sangeetha Raghavan is a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager in NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office.
… as a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager. She is a technology transfer professional with experience in … with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sangeetha’s technology transfer career began at the University of Maryland’s technology transfer office in 2008 where she worked as a …
Event
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, ASHG and NHGRI co-host an informational webinar about Post-Baccalaureate Genomics Analyst Fellowship program for potential applications.
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… risk score webpage , which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores and more! … diabetes, and depression. Such methods take into account information about variants across a person’s genome, … Director on human gene editing: 'We must never allow our technology to eclipse our humanity' Genome: Unlocking Life's …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., emphasizes the importance of the Technology Transfer Office and its mission to manage all the legal negotiations that help to protect federally funded research from being unduly exploited, while also giving that research avenues to reach patients through the commercialization of promising advances.
… to NIH intramural researchers for exploration of genotype information through the relatively new Reverse Phenotyping … on earth!   …  Claire Driscoll, director of NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office (TTO), often exhorts one of her … NHGRI program officers, their expertise, and their contact information, or specifically search by scientific area. … …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… genomic studies have the potential to yield valuable information that will aid efforts to prevent, diagnose, … related to bioethics, the use of electronic health record information, population tracking, genetic epidemiology, and … and commercialization of rapid diagnostic testing technology for COVID-19. The initiative is designed to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… beyond. The platform includes a wealth of ELSI research information. Key features include ELSI literature resources, an ELSI scholar directory, information on ELSI-relevant funding opportunities, and an … more broadly available. The policy includes supplemental information on data management and sharing costs and data …
Staff
Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… profiling, melanoma profiling, breast cancer profiling, technology development … Paul Meltzer, functional genomics, … profiling, melanoma profiling, breast cancer profiling, technology development … Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct …
Profile
Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… pushed DNA sequencing technologies forward in the genome technology program, which has been and is fundamental to … and impactful genomic technologies. We also added a technology development coordinating center — a first at NIH. … research team that's come together to push genomic technology development at the Institute going forward. … Soo: …
Fact Sheet
A fact sheet detailing how the project began and how it shaped the future of research and technology.
… project’s architects and participants hoped the resulting information would usher in a new era for biomedical research, … the project. In part due to a deliberate focus on technology development, the Human Genome Project ultimately … issues related to the acquisition and use of genomic information. They were especially aware of the potential …