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Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
… genome live on within many of us today. People with ancestry outside of Sub-Saharan Africa have 1% to 3% …
News Release
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… studies have already implicated in T2D in mostly European ancestry populations. The work was funded by the National … of all humanity, to which all humans can trace their genetic origin,” said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., … of Africans offers important opportunities to understand genetic variation across all human populations.” To better …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… the complexities of the genome — the complete set of genetic or hereditary material of a living organism — and … advances. A Spectrum of Perspectives: Native Peoples and Genetic Research This symposium was co-hosted by the National … History - Improve Your Health A demonstration of how your ancestry, family culture, and lifestyle choices can influence …
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NHGRI and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium on October 6-7, 2022 to address historical constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the “irreducibility” of individuals with disability and the history of disability.
… 1:20 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Making Disability in Prenatal Genetic Testing Meghna Mukherjee, University of California, Berkeley 1:40 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. — How Genetic Reductionism Conceals Social Determinants: The Case … 11:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Maternal and Infant Health and Genetic Histories of Postcolonial India Arafaat A. Valiani, …
News Release
Small businesses with NHGRI grants were instrumental in contributing to the completion of the human genome sequence, redefining the future of genomics.
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the December 2021 NHGRI symposium's success in confronting the difficult pasts of eugenics and scientific racism.
… race and reproduction, disability, LGBTQ+ individuals, genetic screening, social and behavior genomics, and legacies … the specter of eugenics arising from existing and emerging genetic and genomic screening technologies; (2) the promises …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 5, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green focuses on the 2020 Strategic Vision.
… and into other areas such as healthcare, agriculture, ancestry testing, and forensics. Meanwhile, the genomics … new insights into areas such as genome function, the genetic architecture of human diseases and traits, and … nucleic acid technology development FOAs Discovery of the genetic basis of childhood cancers and of structural birth …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… For example, people in a family may have the same genetic condition, but each person may be affected … Drug Administration, which aims to train fellows to use genetic, genomic, and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance … received this award for his pioneering work in rare genetic diseases, specifically for “diagnosing and treating …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the legacy the LINCS program leaves as it has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular dataset.
… disorders, some of whom we understand at a molecular genetic level, others of whom we don’t (at least yet). The … consequences of perturbing agents (e.g., small molecules, genetic alterations, antibodies, and microenvironmental … and use of PRS has largely focused on people of European ancestry. The new consortium will specifically address this …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. details the upcoming appointment of acting NHGRI Deputy Director, Vence Bonham Jr., J.D. and what it means for the institute.
… our current natural history study on patients with a rare genetic disease, familial platelet disorder. Our goals – … themes over the five days will include direct-to-consumer genetic testing, pharmacogenomics, cancer genomics, and rare … explored how the increased genetic diversity in African ancestry populations affects strategies for disease gene …