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NHGRI has selected Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., as the next scientific director. In this role, he will lead the institute’s Intramural Research Program, which conducts basic and clinical research to enable a greater understanding of human disease and to develop better methods to detect, prevent and treat genetic disorders.
… at the forefront of genomics, such as implementing new genomic technologies and approaches, developing treatments … and into a worldwide revolution for expanding access to genomic data, knowledge and technologies. “My vision for the … Society of Human Genetics. He has received dozens of awards and recognitions, contributed to several books and …
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Daniel Kastner was named Federal Employee of the Year as part of the 2018 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals program.
… … Dr. Kastner was recognized for his work to uncover the genomic causes of multiple rare and debilitating … he is responsible for encouraging implementation of new genomic technologies, application of new treatments for rare … periodic syndrome (TRAPS). Dr. Kastner has won numerous awards and honors, including election to the National Academy …
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The Genetic Counseling Training Program, a collaborative program between the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University, will be undergoing program planning and development that will reshape training of genetic counselors across the career spectrum.
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NHGRI has selected Charles Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., as chief of its Metabolic Medicine Branch within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program. In this role, he will provide leadership and guidance on research into genetic diseases that disrupt metabolism.
… — and we are excited to continue our efforts to bring new genomic therapies to patients. The Metabolic Medicine Branch … Branch investigators also use cutting-edge genetic and genomic techniques to find new genes implicated in metabolic … named inventor on 21 US patents. He has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Early Career Award for …
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Annual scientific lecture honoring NHGRI's founding scientific director, Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
… at Harvard Medical School. He is the recipient of multiple awards, including the Outstanding Achievement Award from the … of invited lectures. He has received numerous honors and awards, and has sat on the editorial boards of a dozen …
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David Bodine, founder of the Hematopoiesis Section and chief of the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, advanced the fields of gene therapy and hematology in his 38 years at the NIH. Now, he plans to continue his contributions to science as an emeritus and through training the next generation of scientists.
… treatments. Among his contributions, he identified the genomic mutations that cause Diamond Blackfan anemia, a …
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In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… diversity has a direct impact on our understanding of genomic variation among people, and in turn, how such … ethnicity and race are used as inexact proxies for genomic ancestry. But scientists still disagree on how these … build better genomics tools to accurately describe human genomic variation.” … Yen Ji Julia Byeon, Rezarta Islamaj, …
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The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… New sequence reveals genomic factors in fertility, including sperm production. … … than 50% of the Y chromosome’s length, uncovers important genomic features with implications for fertility, such as … you haven't seen before, the hope is always that those genomic variants will be important for understanding human …
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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.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Test for rare genomic condition measures disease severity and success of … if they would benefit from surgical or experimental genomic therapies that target the liver. The study results … Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI.   MMA is a rare genomic disease that impairs the body’s ability to metabolize …
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NHGRI has appointed Marcus G. Hodges, Ph.D., as director of its Intramural Training Office (ITO).