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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program6
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)2
- Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits1
- Genome Technology Program5
- Enhancing Opportunities in Computational Genomics and Data Science1
- Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)2
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium3
- Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR)1
- Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project1
- Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)1
- Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource1
- Genomic Innovator Awards2
- Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium1
- NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)2
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium2
Graduate Medical Education
An opportunity for a 4-to-8-week elective in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
… Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Senior Medical Students Critical Care Medicine Endocrinology and … Service Interventional Radiology/Interventional Oncology Medical Genetics Medical Oncology Neuro-Oncology Neurology/Clinical …
Graduate Medical Education
An opportunity for a 4-to-8-week elective in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
… Hematology Hematopathology Hepatology Infectious Diseases Medical Genetics Medical Oncology Nephrology Neurology Pain and Palliative … chris.ours@nih.gov Oleg Shchelochkov, M.D. NHGRI, Medical Genetics Fellowship, Director Resident Elective …
About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… NHGRI is committed to driving the responsible use of genomics in society in order to advance knowledge and ensure that genomics benefits the health of all humans. To do this, we consider the ethical, legal, and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key issues. … …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
… creating targeted mutations to the genome. 5 Large-scale genomics projects that once took many years and tens of …
Policy Issues
The Genome Statute and Legislation Database is comprised of state statutes and bills introduced during U.S. state legislative sessions.
… sessions. … NHGRI's Table of State Statutes Related to Genomics provides the total number of states that have … at the University of Minnesota and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, this database allows users to search federal … Building a Sound Legal Foundation for Translating Genomics into Clinical Application” (grant #: R01HG008605 ; …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
Policy Issues
Most ethical discussions about genome editing center on human germline editing because changes are passed down to future generations.
… the approaches, objectives and global society. Brief Funct Genomics, 16(1), 46-56. doi:10.1093/bfgp/elv053 [8] Park, A. …
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
… debate whether we need further measures. … When conducting genomics research, two essential values of scientific … Use of Clinical Samples in Research Specimens collected in medical settings, like blood and tissue taken during … patient privacy by restricting the sharing of patients’ medical information. … Genomics in Law Enforcement Genetic …
Policy Issues
Patients with genetic disorders and members of the public have diverse about germline genome editing.
… be crossed" and that there are not currently "compelling medical applications justifying the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in …