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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program6
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News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse … Bonham is also the Senior Advisor to the NHGRI Director on Genomics and Health Disparities. "Because genomic information … researchers can contribute new knowledge of the role of genomics - with lifestyle and environment - on human health," …
News Release
NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… care. The new awards will generate innovative approaches and best practices to ensure that the effectiveness of … Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) Consortium. CSER2 builds upon the Clinical Sequencing … populations that are traditionally underrepresented in genomics research, coupled with the inclusion of broader …
News Release
In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… and their timing, along with new descriptors for certain population groups, may be linked to structural racism, social … categories as biological units. Now, in the field of genomics, ancestry, ethnicity and race are used as inexact … responsive to the historical and current debates regarding using race in genetics,” said Yen Ji Julia Byeon, first …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI aims to ensure all populations are knowledgeable about and can participate in genomics research.
… about the science underpinning the Human Genome Project and genomics research, and have the opportunity to participate in … legal and social implications resulting from genetics and genomics research. In May 2001, the National Advisory Council …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… with the National Human Genome Research Institute and their international collaborators have added … series that evaluates genetic syndromes around the globe using facial analysis technology. Image Credit: Darryl Leja, … added to Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Population … NHGRI researchers and their international …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… Kettering Institute for Cancer Research Deciphering the genomics of gene network regulation of T cell and fibroblast … community Enabling others to perform related studies using these approaches. … Kristen Brennand, Yale University … focus on understanding how non-coding variants and genetic architecture influences immune cell function. Cliff Meyer, …
Event
On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD.
… its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. This meeting discussed …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… from home. If you are seeking some virtual connections to genomics, I would like to offer some “remote learning” … Last month, Dr. Sara Hull (NHGRI Bioethics Core Director) and I answered questions about bioethics and genomics … rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Using genome-wide association and other genetic study …
Event
On September 16, 2015, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) convened a roundtable to discuss the current status of the engagement and inclusion of underrepresented populations in genomics research.
… roundtable to discuss the current status of the engagement and inclusion of underrepresented populations in genomics research. … NIH Intramural Sequencing Center … and Engagement of Underrepresented Populations in Genomics … On September 16, 2015, the National Human Genome …
Event
On October 10, 2024, NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs. The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting.
… Welcome Overview of the Population Genomic Screening Discussion … See the Frequently … Questions … NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs: RFA-HG-24-021 , RFA-HG-24-022 , and RFA-HG-24-023 . The purpose of these NOFOs is to …