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Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking off at breakneck speed. GINA … diagnose a disease, or they might refuse to participate in genetics research. H.R. 2748 would prohibit insurance … protections against employment discrimination based on genetics. More on that later!   1996 Sen. Olympia Snowe …
Event
On November 1-5, 2023, 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.  The annual meeting provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all areas of human genetics. 
… PB5035 Rebekah Waikel Generative methods for Pediatric Genetics Education. PB2385 Edmond Wonkam Tingang Genome-Wide … with Gaucher disease PB4630 Oleg Shchelochkov Genomic and Clinical Correlates of Plasma Urate in the “All of Us” … HPS-1 pulmonary fibrosis PB2027 Zo Bly The landscape of clinical sequencing in diverse populations: lessons learned …
News Release
NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… and evaluate methods to incorporate genomic results in clinical decision support.   The next application due date is … biology, chromatin state features, chromatin organization, clinical decision support … NHGRI is awarding Genomic …
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
… claims it is possible to perfect people and groups through genetics and the scientific laws of inheritance. Eugenicists … current and future discriminatory trends that misuse genetics and, through its association, genomics, this … current and future discriminatory trends that misuse genetics and, through its association, genomics, this …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
Event
On March 13-14, 2017, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) hosted a strategic visioning meeting for a proposed GLEE Initiative.
… Adelman Smithsonian Associates Terry Adkins Myriad Genetics Philip Alderson NIH/NLM Maria Alvarez El Paso … Council Judith Benkendorf American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) Jeremy Bennett Myriad Genetics Kathy Blazer City of Hope Kate Blizinsky NIH/OD Mark …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Dr. Jennifer Troyer as the incoming director as the incoming director of the Division of Extramural Operations (DEO) within NHGRI’s Extramural Research Program (ERP). She will provide leadership in coordinating the institute’s extramural research grants, operations and policies.
… at NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), studying the genetics and evolution of viral-host interactions. She also … her B.A. in biology from Earlham College and her Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Troyer began …