Search Results
Facet (Page)
Refine Your Search
Audiences
Content Formats
Events
Sections
Divisions
News Release
Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.
… stops making and/or stops responding to insulin, causing high blood sugar levels. Over time, high blood sugar levels can damage organs and lead to … BEAN refines an existing approach called base editing screening, in which researchers create and study the …
Research at NHGRI
The goal of our Caregiving Study is to understand how caregivers manage the demands of caring for a loved one with a long-term health condition and how social relationships affect caregivers' ability to cope.
… Experiences of Families Caring for Children with Newborn Screening-Related Conditions: Implications for the Expansion …
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.
… interested in research that relates to the Institute’s high-priority research areas: see the current research … access to gene therapies. Genomic sequencing and newborn screening: Real and perceived benefits and harms of genomic … and developmental disabilities, youth affected by or at high risk of HIV and/or other infectious diseases). Research …
Staff
Dr. Colin Fletcher is the program director in the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) in NHGRI's Extramural Research Program.
Community Outreach
NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.
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.
… are those related to improved and cost-effective genomic screening for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, non-invasive prenatal screening, reliability of electronic health records, and importance of population screening. Some of the selected papers also reflect emerging …
Profile
NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… are more likely to recommend observing kidney function and screening for diabetes in response to the patient’s symptoms …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer.
… in the blood. Next steps Dr. Elnitski will next begin screening blood samples from patients with bladder, breast, … cancer is required, it would be less intrusive than other screening approaches like colonoscopies and mammograms and it could be used to follow individuals at high risk for cancer or to monitor the activity of a tumor …
Staff
Dr. Laura Koehly is the chief of and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… with resilience to chronic stress in families engaged in high caregiver burden due to chronic illness. This work aims … on individual health outcomes, including lifestyle and screening behaviors. One of the section's major findings is … resilience or exacerbate vulnerability of families with high levels of caregiving burden. They recently completed a …
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.
… and reproduction, disability, LGBTQ+ individuals, genetic screening, social and behavior genomics, and legacies of … arising from existing and emerging genetic and genomic screening technologies; (2) the promises and perils of social … outside academic experts to examine the topics of genomic screening, social genomics, and disability. Video recordings …