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Summit
This Summit is a 5-year initiative (2016-2020) designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics.
… clinical practice. Integrate accurate genetic and genomic information, and its related technologies in clinical … and management of diseases, through the sharing of information across platforms. Introduce the concept of … ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genetic information. Help developing nations build capacity in …
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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period.
… associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period. The NSIGHT program … associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period. … NSIGHT explores the … associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period. … Event …
Staff
Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… was part of the team that first developed the microarray technology at the NIH. In 1996, Dr. Elkahloun joined Research … core facility at the National Institutes of Health. … As a technology provider, the microarray core is involved in a … Abdel Elkahloun, large-scale screening methods, microarray technology, transcriptomics … Abdel Elkahloun is an associate …
Profile
NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… Study shows genomic information can unknowingly influence medical decisions … rare health conditions. But for common health conditions, information such as polygenic risk scores are not currently … healthcare system and understand whether introducing this information will influence how a doctor might view a patient …
Staff
Dr. Douglas Stewart is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
Staff
Dr. Sara Chandros Hull is a co-deputy scientific director in the Office of the Scientific Director and the director of NHGRI's Bioethics Core.
… regulatory issues raised by evolving genomic sequencing technology; and issues raised by use of genetics in …
News Release
Virtual reality is a rapidly expanding area of tech and gaming and important in medicine and health.
… Victor Cid, M.S., senior computer scientist, Disaster Information Management Research Center at NLM; John Ostuni, … helpful in other mobility disorders and the equity of VR technology across geographic locations. Here, we recap the … provide both, the doctor and the patient, with additional information/visualization tools that can enhance the remote …
Event
NHGRI is conducting three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community regarding the current and future state of the medical geneticist workforce.
… three Zoom-based “listening sessions” to help gather information from the national genetics and genomics community … three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community … three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community …
News Release
The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… particular, face complicated ethical questions about what information they should disclose, and to whom, when genome … "have to do with the complexity and scope of the [genetic] information, not with ethics." Co-authors of the PEDIATRICS … and career development at sites nationwide. Additional information about NHGRI can be found at its website, …
News Release
Artificial intelligence tools help scientists decode genomic disorders and communicate genomic risks
NHGRI researchers are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to answer compelling questions in genomics, such as predicting rare genetic disorders and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making.
… and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making. View video on … called neural networks, mimic how the brain processes information. Researchers must train the neural networks to … for health conditions. Using immersive virtual reality technology and machine learning analysis, we want to develop …