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Opening remarks from Eric Green, Christopher Donohue and Michael Rembis.
… and disability in the context of rare and common genetic conditions. We have a duty to help educate the … have a “normate sequence” which over-represents European ancestry and “typical,” often male, research participants. …
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.
… NHGRI-funded program and the first FDA-recognized public genetic variant database that defines the clinical relevance or validity of genes in genetic disorders for use in precision medicine and research. … explore direct-to-consumer genetic tests and what genetic ancestry tests can tell us about ourselves and how they can …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… therapies involving genomic modifications for dozens of genetic diseases. Speakers: Timothy Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Boston … examines the complexities of the genome — the complete genetic or hereditary material of a living organism — and … (OMHHE). This program trains postdoctoral fellows to use genetic, genomic, and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance …
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NHGRI will host a two-day symposium, on December 2-3, 2021, examining the history of eugenics and scientific racism and their complex legacies in the modern health sciences.
… study of eugenics and other misuses of genetics and genetic information. This includes the broader social, …
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On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, ASHG and NHGRI co-host an informational webinar about Post-Baccalaureate Genomics Analyst Fellowship program for potential applications.
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in September 2019.
… Meeting Weinstein - DNA Microscopy: Optics-free Spatio-genetic Imaging by a Stand-Alone Chemical Reaction Noakes - … (PAGE) PAGE Program Website PAGE Study URL Wojcik - Genetic Analyses of Diverse Populations Improves Discovery … Hull - Constructing Identities: The Implications of DTC Ancestry Testing for Tribal Communities 43 The Genomics …
Fact Sheet
Eugenics is the scientifically erroneous and immoral theory of “racial improvement” and “planned breeding,”
… complex diseases and disorders were solely the outcome of genetic inheritance. The implementation of eugenics … bioethicists were aware of how past eugenic movements used genetic information to ostracize historically marginalized … and scientific racism in the context of new and emerging genetic and genomic technologies. Building on a long …
Health
GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators.
… collections of genomics educational materials for genetic counselors, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants …
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NHGRI will host a director's research seminar by Matt Hurles, Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute on October 30, 2023.
… and leads a research group focused on deciphering the genetic causes of severe developmental disorders, and …
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Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
… to find new therapeutic approaches for some of these genetic disorders, with the hope that these preclinical … in the lives of these patients. … The catalog of genetic skeletal disorders has more than 770 entries, each …