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The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, commonly known as GINA, is … individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information. It was first introduced into the U.S. Congress … prohibits health insurers from using someone's genetic information to refuse insurance or charge higher prices, and …
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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period.
… associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period. The NSIGHT program … associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period. … NSIGHT explores the … associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information during the newborn period. … Event …
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On June 17-18, 2021, NHGRI hosts a workshop, Multi-Omics in Health and Disease: Current Applications, Challenges and Future Directions.
… Multi-omics Michael Snyder, Stanford University Session 2: Technology, Data Integration and Study Design Moderator: Dave … 3:05 p.m. Presentation 1 - Experimental and Computational Technology / Big Data Xihong Lin, Harvard University 3:05 - … Institute 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Break Guided Discussion - Technology, Data Integration and Study Design Moderator: Ajay …
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On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… studies and pedigrees. Over the last two decades, however, technology has enabled population-based association studies … School of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology   Goddard, Michael                            … Associate Professor, Cognitive & Information Science University of California, Merced   …
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NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
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On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC.
… and population health genomics. Ideally, this genomic information would travel with the patient and the clinical … care and could be extended through the use of wearable technology. Artificial intelligence models could predict and …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… on Life Sciences and the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment recommend a concerted genome research … Sequencing. They decide that all human genomic sequence information should be made freely available and placed in the … of the human genome in the journal Nature. A wealth of information is obtained from the initial analysis of the …
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NHGRI is hosting a workshop - Identifying Research Priorities to Accelerate genetic Diagnosis - on April 16-17, 2024.
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NHGRI and NICHD program staff will hold a pre-application interactive Q&A webinar for the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression Project funding opportunities and answer questions from prospective applicants.
… have a set of questions that should be asked? The more information that is collected, the better. In the Research … you further clarify what is required? All the information from the BPC regarding tissue samples will be … will be broadly shared without any identifying subject information with the biomedical community.” To recap, tissue …