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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.
… about highlighting progress in areas that influence the genomics research enterprise — from efforts to end structural … racism in biomedical research. As the nation's leading medical research agency, NIH is uniquely positioned to … Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded the American Medical Association (AMA) Award for Government Service. The …
News Release
NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… program, the GSP now includes the Centers for Mendelian Genomics program, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory … Roderick McInnes, M.D., Ph.D., Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research in Montreal, Canada. "Identifying these … effectiveness and implementation is occurring in academic medical centers. Sharon Plon, M.D., Baylor College of …
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.
… in Bangalore, the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics in Kolkata, the National Institute of Immunology in … research program. Dr. Les Biesecker, Chief of the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and a highly … on the growing availability of genomic, phenotypic, and medical data. It is truly a magical time to surge ahead and …
News Release
Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
… in a disease, then they must also have the same disease. Medical treatment decisions are then being based on this … Leslie Biesecker, M.D., co-author and chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. "The peer review …
Policies and Guidance
Broad data sharing promotes maximum public benefit from federally funded genomics research. NHGRI supports the broadest appropriate genomic data sharing with timely data release through widely accessible data repositories. These repositories may be open access (unrestricted) or, if more appropriate, controlled access.
… promotes maximum public benefit from federally funded genomics research. NHGRI supports the broadest appropriate … … NHGRI to require explicit consent for data sharing in genomics research December 30, 2019   Protecting … Data Submission and Access Process February 21, 2017   The Genomics Landscape : The Natural Evolution of Genomic Data …
News Release
NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
… the position with extensive experience leading large-scale genomics research programs. Most recently, she co-managed The … … Carolyn Hutter, Division of Genome Sciences, large-scale genomics research, The Cancer Genome Atlas, TCGA, Jeff …
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Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… ethical, legal and social questions raised by advances in genomics research and the increasing availability of genomic … will examine how the use of genomic information in medical care could potentially impact American Indian and … . National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 institutes and centers …
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NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… and in healthcare settings that extend beyond academic medical centers. … The research is being funded as part of … populations that are traditionally underrepresented in genomics research, coupled with the inclusion of broader … . National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 institutes and centers …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… Buyske, Ph.D. Funded Centers Centers for Common Disease Genomics Washington University in St. Louis Principal … Robert Darnell, M.D., Ph.D. Centers for Mendelian Genomics Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard , Cambridge, …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement.
… also aided in the launch of the Centers of Excellence in Genomics Sciences (CEGS) program, which aims to stimulate … have profoundly benefited NHGRI and the entire field of genomics," said Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI director. "His … presence will be missed around NIH and in the extramural genomics research community. We wish him all the best with …