Search Results

11 - 20 of 2127
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.
… have assembled answers to frequently asked questions about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. … Health FAQs … FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and …
Funding Opportunities Test Page
Funding Opportunities Test Page
… Funding Opportunities Test Page … Funding Opportunities Test Page … Funding Opportunities Test Page … Funding Opportunities Test Page …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… Newborn Genetic Screening … Newborn screening is testing performed on … disorders. … Newborn Screening, Genetic Disorder, Family Health History, Genetic Counselor, Healthcare … Newborn … this testing is performed on a blood sample obtained from a heel prick when the baby is two or three days old. In …
Events
test
… awards, including the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American Association for Cancer Research, the Paul … 10 (Clinical Center), on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda campus. Jay Shendure, M.D., Ph.D., … has exemplified throughout his career.  … Virtual … Events test … test … test … Events …
Educational Resources
Carrier screening is a genetic test performed on people who display no symptoms for a genetic disorder but may be at risk for passing it on to their children.
… Carrier Screening … Carrier screening is a genetic test performed on people who display no symptoms for a … allele for a disease- or trait-associated gene, one from each parent. Most typically, carrier screening is …
Educational Resources
Genetic counseling is the professional interaction between a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family.
… Genetic Counseling … Genetic counseling is the professional interaction between a … knowledge of genetics and an individual or family. … Genetic Counseling, Healthcare, Prenatal Testing, Genetic Disease, Genetic Disorder, Health Professional … Genetic counseling refers to guidance …
For Teachers
Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
… This lesson is based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics … for further study: Classical Genetics (basics) and Genetic Organization and Control (advanced level). This study … principal was DNA? Why did Avery identify a gene as the genetic molecule that transfers hereditary information and …
News Release
My Family Health Portrait is a downloadable tool to complete a family health history on a personal computer.
… 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General launched a national public health campaign called the U.S. Surgeon General's Family … to raise public awareness about the importance of family health history, and encourage all families to learn more … NHGRI, and other partners.​ ​ … family health history, genetic testing, ancestry, CDC , Surgeon General … My Family …
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.
… The Family Health History Group connects stakeholders, researchers and … information. Multi-disciplinary, volunteer members come from government, industry, health care, research, … University of Wisconsin - Madison Megan Frone, M.S., CGC Genetic Counselor Clinical Genetics Branch, Division of …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral … to the integration of precision medicine and/or curative genetic therapies into health care, as well as societal … MD, USA. Our research focuses on a spectrum of disorders from those that have a major public health impact to rare …