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The Genomics Landscape
In the February 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the December 2021 NHGRI symposium's success in confronting the difficult pasts of eugenics and scientific racism.
… race and reproduction, disability, LGBTQ+ individuals, genetic screening, social and behavior genomics, and legacies … the specter of eugenics arising from existing and emerging genetic and genomic screening technologies; (2) the promises …
News Release
The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… to whom, when genome sequencing uncovers signs of possible genetic risk for disease in patients who are too young to … that genome sequencing may reveal unexpected disease or genetic variants whose effect is unknown. Because of their … noted that some pediatricians may feel unable to deal with genetic and genomic issues because of inadequate training. In …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… For example, people in a family may have the same genetic condition, but each person may be affected … Drug Administration, which aims to train fellows to use genetic, genomic, and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance … received this award for his pioneering work in rare genetic diseases, specifically for “diagnosing and treating …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… of Biology Teachers Conference, the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Meeting, and other similarly … Bonham, J.D., entitled "Examining How Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry Data Are Used in Biomedical Research." The viewpoint … Disease All of Us Issues Funding Opportunity for Genetic Counseling Resource NIH & NHGRI News NIH's …
Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes and centers (ICs). Program Officer contact information is also included.
… the generation, interpretation, understanding and use of genetic and genomic information and associated technologies. … that arise in connection with the design and conduct of genetic and genomic research. Genomic Healthcare: These … of complex relationships between social identity, ancestry, socioeconomic status and health, perpetuating …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. details the upcoming appointment of acting NHGRI Deputy Director, Vence Bonham Jr., J.D. and what it means for the institute.
… our current natural history study on patients with a rare genetic disease, familial platelet disorder. Our goals – … themes over the five days will include direct-to-consumer genetic testing, pharmacogenomics, cancer genomics, and rare … explored how the increased genetic diversity in African ancestry populations affects strategies for disease gene …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… of using such information to screen newborn infants for genetic conditions, to further the understanding of diseases … of infants born in the U.S. each year are screened for genetic diseases. Traditionally, genome sequencing has not … biased towards the inclusion of individuals of European-ancestry. The published PAGE study describes the steps for …
Event
Opening remarks from Eric Green, Christopher Donohue and Michael Rembis.
… and disability in the context of rare and common genetic conditions. We have a duty to help educate the … have a “normate sequence” which over-represents European ancestry and “typical,” often male, research participants. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… NHGRI-funded program and the first FDA-recognized public genetic variant database that defines the clinical relevance or validity of genes in genetic disorders for use in precision medicine and research. … explore direct-to-consumer genetic tests and what genetic ancestry tests can tell us about ourselves and how they can …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… therapies involving genomic modifications for dozens of genetic diseases. Speakers: Timothy Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Boston … examines the complexities of the genome — the complete genetic or hereditary material of a living organism — and … (OMHHE). This program trains postdoctoral fellows to use genetic, genomic, and pharmacogenomic approaches to advance …