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On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… Complex Traits Quantification of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry disparities in anti-hypertensive drug efficacy in … Exhibit Hall 3:00 p.m. — 4:45 p.m. Mendelian Phenotypes Genetic analysis reveals that GNE Myopathy remains an …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… of such DTC genomic testing is for revealing family ancestry or genealogy [see Human Origins and Ancestry ]. For … out that family members who they previously thought were genetic relatives were actually not biologically related  to … the information from the test? Will you want to speak to a genetic counselor or a healthcare provider about the test …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes the inaugural class of the ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program.
… ; Camerun Washington, M.S., C.G.C., from the Greenwood Genetic Center as the Genetics Education & Engagement Fellow … inaccurate labels that conflate race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry. To address these challenges, NHGRI recently hosted …
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 …
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
… clinical applications or other uses. This page summarizes genetic and genomic privacy in these domains, along with … the specific laws and policies that protect the privacy of genetic and genomic information. In the United States, the … and can provide information regarding a person’s genetic ancestry or possible genetic risk for certain health …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new fact sheets produced by the institute's Communications and Public Liaison Branch.
… opportunities is April 5, 2022. …  Direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) is becoming increasingly available, … of the resource include comparisons of different types of genetic testing, video explanations, and a timeline of the … guidance on the use of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry in genomics research. The NASEM study is sponsored …
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.
… electronic health record information, population tracking, genetic epidemiology, and the use of shared data-analysis … of the exhibition related to the human genome, traits, genetic risks, genome editing and other relevant topics. The … EST. This panel will showcase NHGRI experts discussing how ancestry plays a major role in building our identity as …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… overview of population descriptors, their relationships to genetic ancestry, their use in society in the last few decades, and …