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Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… of CVD (e.g. heart attack and stroke). Based on previous epidemiology studies, it is anticipated that the prevalence …
News Release
An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… is facilitating the development of local resources for epidemiology and genomic research and is strengthening …
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.
… (CEGS) 18 Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) PAGE Program Website PAGE Study URL …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 5, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., pays tribute to one of NHGRI’s founding staff members and current leaders, Bettie Graham, Ph.D., as she reached a truly remarkable milestone: 50 years of service in the federal government.
… earned her doctorate from the Department of Virology and Epidemiology in 1971. Bettie was the first person of color to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the keynote speaker at the institute's annual symposium, Kate Rubins, a biologist and NASA astronaut who was the first person to sequence DNA in space.
… Program , where she and her lab study the genetics and epidemiology of autoimmune diseases. Congratulations to all …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… factors and exposures by working with experts in epidemiology, environmental sciences, and other relevant …
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… of Leukodystrophies of Unknown Causes Lung Cancer Genetic Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Lysosomal Storage Disorders …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… scientific workforce as well as his research in genetic epidemiology. He was honored at a virtual event held by the …