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NHGRI is conducting three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community regarding the current and future state of the medical geneticist workforce.
… three Zoom-based “listening sessions” to help gather information from the national genetics and genomics community … three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community … three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community …
News Release
Artificial intelligence tools help scientists decode genomic disorders and communicate genomic risks
NHGRI researchers are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to answer compelling questions in genomics, such as predicting rare genetic disorders and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making.
… and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making. View video on … called neural networks, mimic how the brain processes information. Researchers must train the neural networks to … for health conditions. Using immersive virtual reality technology and machine learning analysis, we want to develop …
Health
The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers, and thought leaders to share learning, understand barriers in depth, and discuss issues and potential solutions related to the collection of family health history information.
… related to the collection of family health history information. Multi-disciplinary, volunteer members come from … Members meet regularly by teleconference. For more information, please email genetics@cdc.gov . … Members … related to the collection of family health history information. … The Family Health History Group connects …
News Release
A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.
… obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) must wrestle with this technology's practical and ethical issues, according to a new … OB/GYNs will be called on to communicate fetal genetic information to parents," said Benjamin Berkman, J.D., M.P.H., … though not available now, will provide much more information than revealed by amniocentesis . That's part of …
News Release
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.
… Library of Medicine’s National Center for Biotechnology Information. “Humans and other mammals are born with a set …
News Release
Dr. Shchelochkov will oversee the research training, fellowship and residency programs at the institute.
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health. Speakers are selected by CPHR … public. Seminar titles and other details are updated as information becomes available. For more information, please contact Les Biesecker at email …
For Health Professionals
The Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC-PEG) aims to improve genomic literacy of healthcare providers and enhance the effective practice of genomics-informed healthcare by facilitating interactions among the key stakeholders in genomics education.
… PowerPoint Downloads ISCC-PEG Information PPT Slide (For use in member presentations) … Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting 2021 For more information on the ISCC-PEG and its mission, refer to … . Questions: ISCC-NHGRI@nih.gov . ISCC-PEG Members submit information to the Compendium to describe their genomics …
News Release
Researchers build a statistical model using family health history to improve disease risk assessment
Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information about family member health and lifestyle factors from family members.
… can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information from family members about their family health … advance physicians’ ability to use family health history information to assess which conditions with a genetic … Most studies on improving family health history information are piecemeal and specific, relying on models …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green provides an update on the final stage of the Genomics2020 strategic planning process; the NIH website for COVID-19 information, the Gene documentary debut on PBS and more.
… diversions. First, anticipating interest in COVID-19 information, one of the stories below describes some useful information sources about the virus and some specific … research training grant Novel synthetic nucleic acid technology development – R43/R44 , R21 and R01 NHGRI …