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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… backgrounds with sickle cell trait.  The study, published in Blood Advances , was led by researchers at National Human … as Black or African American. While sickle cell trait in the United States is most prevalent in individuals who self-identify as Black or African …
Talking Glossary
La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para detectar y localizar una secuencia de ADN especÃfica en un cromosoma.
… Hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) … La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para … de ADN especÃfica en un cromosoma. … Fluorescence in situ hybridization (abbreviated FISH) is a laboratory …
Educational Resources
Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies.
… Genomic Variation … Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies. … Genetic Variation, Genetic Testing, … have no biological effects. … Genomic variation refers to diversity in gene frequencies. … Educational Resources …
News Release
NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities. Polygenic risk scores, often referred … European ancestry populations, are not effective when used in diverse populations. The new consortium, called PRIMED , … started to allow clinicians to use polygenic risk scores in combination with a person’s lifestyle and environmental …
Policy Issues
Patients with genetic disorders and members of the public have diverse about germline genome editing.
… with genetic disorders and members of the public, both in the United States and around the world, have diverse views … currently have treatment options. Others, such as those in the deaf community, do not consider their condition to be … genetic conditions would be less likely to be accepted in society. Many communities generally question the idea that …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
​Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us different and what makes us the same.
… Genomics is helping us understand what makes each of us … percent the same as all of the humans around you - but in that 0.1 percent difference are many of the things that … Rick's work has highlighted the beauty in human diversity (much of it caused by genomic variation); you can …
About NHGRI
The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure that genomics and genomic medicine benefit all.
… The NHGRI Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group aims to engage communities to ensure … Ph.D. Assistant Director, Stacey Nicholas Office of Diversity and Inclusion University of California, Irvine  …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. … Foster excellence in genomics research and grow and support the genomics workforce … implementing these findings in clinical settings. … The Diversity Center for Genome Research at UHM supports research …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… become a globally renowned center of emerging excellence in genomic medicine with a focus on health disparities. The … education, and workforce capacity in the field of genomics, specifically focusing on building the next … generation of the genomic science workforce, fostering diversity contributions to the university’s mission, the …
Event
The Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program is hosting a webinar to gather specific feedback on four potential goals for the field of ELSI research over the next decade.
… with the goal of publishing the final Strategic Plan in the fall of 2020. Over the previous year, the NHGRI held … identifying and describing ambitious challenges to address in the next decade of genomics. These draft challenges, which were informed by the …