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NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
… (NHGRI) has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the NHGRI Division of Intramural … His efforts will integrate laboratory-based and clinical methods to study several pediatric diseases, …
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Pre-Application Webinar for the NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space Clinical Resource (ACR) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Funding Opportunity Announcement
… Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space Clinical Resource (ACR) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)   NOT-HG-23-003 : Notice of … Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space Clinical Resource (ACR) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) …
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To bring together communities of researchers working in machine learning (ML), NHGRI hosted the Machine Learning in Genomics: Tools, Resources, Clinical Applications and Ethics workshop on April 13-14, 2021.
… Session 12:55 p.m. - Break Session 4: Machine learning in clinical genomics Moderators: Casey Overby Taylor, Ph.D. … …   … Machine Learning in Genomics: Tools, Resources, Clinical Applications and Ethics … To bring together … hosted the Machine Learning in Genomics: Tools, Resources, Clinical Applications and Ethics workshop on April 13-14, …
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Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… the researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. … Transformative Research Rohith is just one … taking place at NIH is critical. The same cutting-edge clinical medicine that was used to help Rohith might help … M.D., and Tina Romeo, research nurse gather at the NIH Clinical Center to discuss the patient's care. Image Credit: …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., … Several thousand physicians already have ordered clinical genome or exome sequencing (CGES) for their … Biesecker, chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, predicted that about 10,000 such tests will …
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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.
… vs behavioral traits)?   If there is a tight coupling of genetics and environment and potentially GxE effects, how … the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  PAR-25-255 Application Due … the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  PAR-25-256 Application Due …
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NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… are seriously ill may overestimate the benefits of early clinical trials while underestimating the risks. This makes … informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials. Gene-editing treatments, which appear to … can influence a person’s decision to participate in a clinical trial.  “Designing clinical trials for curative …
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Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… for variants that could cause health problems. At the NIH Clinical Center, researchers took a blood sample from Bryant. … our genomes. In July 2013, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics issued a recommendation that people who have their genomes sequenced in a clinical setting should also have their genomic data screened …
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NHGRI is hosting a workshop - Identifying Research Priorities to Accelerate genetic Diagnosis - on April 16-17, 2024.
… of Pennsylvania 12:00 PM - Lunch 1:00 PM – Session 3: Genetics, it’s Complicated Moderator: Jennifer Troyer, NHGRI …
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An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… a little-known inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource ’s (ClinGen) expert panel has … ClinGen is an NHGRI-funded resource that defines the clinical relevance or validity of genes in various genetic … Brugada syndrome. In 2019, the American Society of Human Genetics considered the paper as one of the top 10 advances …