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NHGRI's Stacy Desine earned first place after the finals on June 29, 2018, becoming the first postbac to win the TmT competition.
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NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… for melanoma, and potentially other cancers," said Stacie Loftus, Ph.D., lead author and staff scientist in the … the role they have in tumor progression. Read the Study Stacie K. Loftus, Laura L. Baxter, Julia C. Cronin, Temesgen … oxygen in melanoma skin cancer. ​ … Melanoma, skin cancer, Stacie Loftus Ph.D., genes and skin cancer metastasis, UV …
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SJS/TEN is a severe drug reactions that affect the skin, and one of the most severe of adverse reactions affecting any system in the body
… poignant words are from the eulogy for 22-year-old Angela Anderson, a young woman who was taken too soon by a rare … people per million in the United States each year. Angela Anderson, a 22-year-old woman, fell victim to the fatal … Necrolysis, or SJS/TEN. Photo credit: Paul and Wanpen Anderson. SJS/TEN occurs with an attack from the immune …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… underappreciated genomic alterations and pathways," said Stacie Loftus, Ph.D. , co-author and staff scientist also in … Sarah Tishkoff, melanocytes and genes, William Pavan, Stacie Loftus, DNA variations and skin color … Researchers …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
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Supporting early career investigators at the cutting edge of genomics.
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Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… other scientific enterprises. In 1996, she joined the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston as a research associate. … ties among extended family members." Dr. Koehly and her MD Anderson colleagues published a paper on this research in …
Media Advisory
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics and genomics, including their benefits, limitations and potential for misuse.
… media for more information.  … Daniel Benjamin, professor, Anderson School of Management and David Geffen School of …
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NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… of the six medical centers around the country. James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the NIH Division of … and serve as a catalyst for new discoveries," said Dr. Anderson. "It is an ideal NIH Common Fund program-the only …
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The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… Health and Human Development, also part of NIH; Porter Anderson, Ph.D., from Harvard University and the University …