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News Release
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… honors NHGRI Scientific Director for advances in genetic epidemiology and efforts to enhance the diversity of the …
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.
… Consortium, Population Architecture Using Genomics and Epidemiology Consortium, and the Telomere-to-Telomere …
News Release
NHGRI researchers will present four platform talks and 55 posters to highlight the institute's diverse portfolio at the 65th annual meeting of ASHG.
… then moderate the presidential symposium titled, Genetic Epidemiology at Scale: High Throughput Genomics Linked to … with replication data. (Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology) 1425W. Emily Holzinger: A variable selection … with human traits. (Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology) 1693W. Barbara N. Pusey: SNP-Chip Sibling …
News Release
NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
… in 2012 and, with experience in laboratory-based research, epidemiology and extramural program management, she knows all … at the University of Washington to complete a Ph.D. in epidemiology and a master' degree s in biostatistics. After … of Health, and managed a research portfolio focused on epidemiology and genome sequencing, which included grants in …
Event
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.
… 3:00 p.m. — 4:45 p.m. Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Local Ancestry at the MHC region id asscociated … 3:00 p.m. — 4:45 p.m. Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Developing an African American population-based … with European Ancestry and Implications for Genetic Epidemiology Board No. PB3593 Mateus Gouveia Convention …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH develops a comprehensive staff and training program that uses genomic approaches to study human health and to reduce/eliminate health disparities.
… goals, Dr. Rotimi's lab has established major genetic epidemiology research projects in multiple ethnic groups in … He obtained a second Master's degree and a Doctorate in Epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham … DC. Rotimi is concerned to involve Africans in genetic epidemiology, both as participants and researchers. "There is …
News Release
As director, Erin Ramos will lead the institute’s extramural programs in basic genomics research.
… health. Blending her passion for genetics and epidemiology, Dr. Ramos earned a M.P.H. and Ph.D. in public … While a graduate student, she studied the genetic epidemiology of Alzheimer’s disease and simultaneously worked …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… in early 2017. Dr. Hutter's background in genetics and epidemiology, in conjunction with her experience in managing … from the University of Washington, and her Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Washington. Carolyn … a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program. As the team lead …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… or closely related field (e.g., anthropology, bioethics, epidemiology, genetics and genomics, health education, law, …
News Release
NHGRI researcher Dr. Julie Segre has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
… the integration of genomic methodologies into hospital epidemiology to investigate healthcare-associated outbreaks …