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Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
… few years, it will significantly increase the amount of genomic information parents can learn about their fetus. But … their clinicians when faced with a tremendous range of genomic information," said Benjamin E. Berkman, J.D., M.P.H., … will need additional training on how to present fetal genomic information in a way that meets an individual woman's …
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Dr. Chris Gunter is a senior advisor to the NHGRI director on genomics engagement.
…   Evaluate impact and effectiveness of dissemination of genomic knowledge, with a focus on behavioral conditions. … with practitioners to create an evidence base for genomic applications . The Engagement Methods Unit will … work with autism as an example of a situation where genomic knowledge needs to be disseminated to families and …
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NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… applied genomics, comparative genomics, bioinformatics and genomic medicine. The newly established Center and its … a fundamental challenge in genomics: understanding how genomic variants affect genome function in giving rise to … papers and scientific reviews. He has received numerous awards, including the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award …
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Dr. Andy Baxevanis is a senior scientist leading NHGRI's Computational Genomics Unit.
… animal phyla to understand the relationship between genomic and morphological complexity, as well as the … advanced our understanding of the relationship between genomic and morphological complexity, the evolution of … cell types. While computational studies using comparative genomic approaches have advanced our understanding of the …
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Dr. Bell is a senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… and postdoctoral studies focused on the fine-mapping of genomic deletions in ovarian cancer and in malignant … 2006, Dr. Bell launched a new research program to identify genomic alterations that cause clinically aggressive forms of … Dr. Bell's ongoing research aims to identify additional genomic alterations that drive clinically aggressive …
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Dr. Meru Sadhu is the head of the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
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In 1982, John Carey, M.D., and his colleagues named the rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome. Now, researchers have identified the genomic mutations.
… Thirty-five years later, researchers have identified the genomic mutations responsible for CFZS (<a … 568961/2017-news-release-nih-and-collaborators-identify-the-genomic-cause-for-careyfinemanziter-syndrome/" … 568961/2017-news-release-nih-and-collaborators-identify-the-genomic-cause-for-careyfinemanziter-syndrome/">see related …
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Dr. Tyra Wolfsberg is the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… with NHGRI investigators on a variety of projects, from genomic characterizations of DNAse I hypersensitive sites and … Oncology . In addition, she has authored a chapter on genomic databases for two editions of the textbook … ] Solomon BD, Nguyen A-D, Bear KA, Wolfsberg TG. Clinical Genomic Database. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 110(24):9851-5. …
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Dr. Daniel Shriner is a researcher in NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… A. G., Nickle, D. C., and Mullins, J. I. 2004. Pervasive genomic recombination of HIV-1 in vivo . Genetics 167(4): … concentrations and gout among African Americans identifies genomic risk loci and a novel URAT1 loss-of-function allele. …
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Dr. Sean Conlan is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… plasmids. He is particularly interested in identifying genomic features that connect patients to each other or to …