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On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will hold a roundtable on social and behavioral genomics.
… GWAS of educational attainment” by the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium   Problems with Using … Lucas J. Matthews   Social by Nature by Catherine Bliss   Genetic ancestry testing among white nationalists: From identity …
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On February 16, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) held a follow-up working group consultation after the 14th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XIV: Genomic Learning Healthcare Systems.
… of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine   Our Genetic Testing Service is in the design phase, and we hope … UAB physician can use to ask for assistance in ordering genetic testing. The initial contact will be a Genetic Counseling Assistant (GCA). If the request is more …
Intramural Training Office
Three-minute talk (TmT) presentation videos from previous years dating back to 2015.
… Interpersonal Coping for Caregivers of Children with Rare Genetic Illnesses Melissa Zajdel Postdoctoral Fellow, Persky … Genomics Branch … YouTube Playlist: 2017 TmT Videos   Genetic Factors that Influence Carbpenem Resistance in … Neurobehavioral Clinical Research Section   Identifying Genetic Modifiers of the Age-related Phenotype of …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… DNA,” please visit our Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms .   Dr. Stavnezer recently commented to us … This targeted approach would seek to improve the existing genetic linkage by focusing on sequencing what one critic of … improved our understanding of our genomes and genetic diseases in all of its complexity.  … The Human …
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A 10-part seminar series in 2021 that focuses on the “Bold Predictions for Human Genomics by 2030” that are described in NHGRI’s “Strategic Vision for Improving Human Health at the Forefront of Genomics.”
… therapies involving genomic modifications for dozens of genetic diseases. Speakers: Timothy Yu, M.D., Ph.D. Boston …
Virtual Exhibit
The Gene Sweepstakes — or GeneSweep as it became popularly known — was a three-year-long, sweepstakes-style contest organized by British bioinformatician Ewan Birney, Ph.D., of the European Bioinformatics Institute. Scientists participated in the contest by betting on the total number of protein-coding genes that would be identified in the human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project.