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A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… higher rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and infectious diseases . Many in the …
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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.
… Details Location Thursday, October 27, 2022 1:45 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. Basic/ Fundamental/ Translational Multi-omics … HLA Alleles are Associated with Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes in Multiple Populations Board No. PB1301 Guanjie …
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NIH researchers have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation.
… team, with collaborators from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria as part of the  Africa America Diabetes Mellitus study.  Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., scientific …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
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NIH researchers have identified a gene that makes yeast resistant to a lethal toxin.
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Dr. Pavan looks back on his career at NHGRI, highlights pivotal moments and shares his future plans in artistic woodworking and community mediation.
… and a rare genetic condition called Niemann-Pick disease type C. Dr. Pavan’s notable achievements include discovering … during development. The gene associated with melanoma, a type of skin cancer, and the genetic condition Waardenburg syndrome type 4. He also identified lysosomal transmembrane protein, …
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Using a virtual reality buffet, researchers studied the hundreds of small decisions mothers make while selecting food for their children.
… children's genomic risk for obesity were less subject to a type of nonconscious behavior called 'choice inertia,' or selecting the same type of food over and over again. This translated into …
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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
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Annual scientific lecture honoring NHGRI's founding scientific director, Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
… November 13, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET Todd Golub, M.D., director and a … of Medicine.   View on YouTube … December 9, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern Sharon E. Plon, M.D., Ph.D., … M. Trent Lecture in Cancer Research on June 14, 2019, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., at the Lipsett Amphitheater, Building 10 …