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NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening.
… test results and cancer, but there is a big gap in clinical practice about what to do when a test result comes … save lives.” Dr. Bianchi and her research group started a clinical study at NHGRI called Incidental Detection of … the morning of her MRI appointment, Erica came to the NIH Clinical Center and lay down in a narrow tube, completely …
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As director, Erin Ramos will lead the institute’s extramural programs in basic genomics research.
… technologies, and large genomics datasets and the clinical genomics community who are using the tools to … teacher, Mr. Knecht, who introduced her to the world of genetics and Punnett squares, a tool used to predict … analyses and data sharing. She also launched the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) as a consensus resource …
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NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs. 
… their research.” Dr. Thomas discovered his passion for genetics during his undergraduate studies at Washington … University in St. Louis. He went on to obtain his Ph.D. in genetics from Case Western Reserve University, researching … spanning a wide range of fields, from basic science to clinical research. It always comes back to supporting the …
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Researchers funded by NHGRI’s Genome Technology Program include a wide range of investigators with a variety of scientific expertise.
… and technologies are still needed to advance basic and clinical research investigating human biology and disease. To …
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NIH researchers and their colleagues identified multidrug-resistant pathogens on the skin of residents in nursing homes. They found that these potentially dangerous microbes spread widely among residents, indicating a need for improved testing and infection control measures to protect people in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations.
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NHGRI researchers found that a protein in the immune system is particularly adaptable to mutations.
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Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies