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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.
… survey, which was led by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, was published … it was performed on papers in only one journal. “Future studies can dig deeper into how labels for populations …
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NHGRI researchers will present four platform talks and 55 posters to highlight the institute's diverse portfolio at the 65th annual meeting of ASHG.
… Britny Kish … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers will present … Diseases Program approach to prioritizing variants from genome-scale sequencing. (Bioinformatics and Genomic … Anthony M. Musolf: Linkage Analyses Reveals Significant Association for Myopia. (Statistical Genetics and Genetic …
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NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… on its appropriate use in research . National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Director Eric D. Green, … September 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "It is time to bring together genomics … representation of diverse ancestral populations in genomic studies. "We need to develop a consensus on the appropriate …
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NHGRI has selected Sara Chandros Hull, Ph.D., and Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., as deputy scientific directors of NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program.
… vibrant Intramural Research Program. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … directors routinely represent NHGRI on various NIH-wide committees, serving as liaisons between the institute … on understanding the function of genes in the zebrafish genome by developing and using efficient gene-knockout …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… developed a new tool to help scientists study how a single genome creates all the distinct cells of the human body. The … change in development. Such a method will be valuable for studies aiming to understand traits informed by many genetic … 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, as did the co-chairs of the Blue Ribbon …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes the inaugural class of the ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program.
… Dr. Donohue discusses preserving the history of the Human Genome Project; the importance of conversations about … environments on gene expression noise Hong, et al. Genome Biol. , 2024 May, PMID: 38790076   To function, cells … noise produced at different locations across the genome, this technological innovation could play a crucial …
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NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive … variants for use in precision medicine. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will provide the majority … and report genomic variant information and guidelines for studies that evaluate polygenic risk scores. Researchers have …
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The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites.
… consortium, initiated and funded by NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). NHGRI will fund 25 awards … will work to understand how genomic variation alters human genome function, and how such variation influences human … a catalog of the results and approaches used in their studies. All information generated by the consortium will be …
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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.
… Complex Disease Genomics Section. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has appointed Neil … and his team will bring new energy and academic vigor to studies of the genomics of African ancestral populations, … related to each disease. Eventually, the outcome of these studies promise to help researchers develop practical …
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NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar programs address a … genomic variation to human health. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) established ClinGen in 2013 … American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology to identify those …