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NIH researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code for known chemicals that brain cells use to communicate.
… in the brain and contribute to ADHD symptoms,” says Philip Shaw, M.D., Ph.D., senior investigator in the Social and … no such studies have looked at ADHD until now,” said Dr. Shaw. Collaborations were vital to conducting this study, …
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NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the Three-minute Talk.
… NHGRI TmT winners. Top, L to R: Gustavo Sudre (Postdoc, Shaw group, Social Behavioral Research Branch); Melissa …
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Dr. Laura Elnitski is a senior investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… B, Xu Q, Auluck PK, Elnitski L , Baxevanis AD, Marenco S, Shaw P. Mapping the cortico-striatal transcriptome in … K, Jung B, Kolachana B, Auluck PK, Elnitski L , Marenco S, Shaw P. Cortico-striatal differences in the epigenome in … G, Ahn K, Jung B, Kolachana B, Auluck PK, Elnitski L , Shaw P. Examining epigenetic aging in the post-mortem brain …
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Dr. Ferreira was a staff clinician in the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the head of the Skeletal Genomics Unit.
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Dr. Erin M. Ramos is the director of the Divison of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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Dr. Mullikin was the former director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… AD, Prado-Martinez J, Rogers AS, Sajjadian S, Schmidt D, Shaw K, Simpson JT, Stenson PD, Turner DJ, Vigilant L, … Moquin S, Du X, Joyce MG, Srivatsan S, Zhang B, Zheng A, Shaw GM, Hahn BH, Kepler TB, Korber BT, Kwong PD, Mascola JR, …
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Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… of ADHD symptoms and cognitive functioning PI: Philip Shaw B.M. B.Ch., Ph.D. Neurobehavioral Clinical Research …
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Dr. Laura Koehly is the chief of and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… research . Frontiers in Genetics . 2022; 13: 3435. Lin J, Shaw P, Curtis B, Unger L, Koehly LM. Dynamics of sadness by … Lin J, Zajdel M, Keller KR, Gilpin Macfoy FO, Shaw P, Curtis B, Ungar L, Koehly L. Life under stay-at-home … History . Res Aging . 2022 May-Jun;44(5-6):405-413. Shaw P, Blizzard S, Shastri G, Kundzicz P, Curtis B, Ungar L, …
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The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.