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The Metabolic Medicine Branch houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the development of new therapies for patients with genetic disorders.
… The Metabolic Medicine Branch (MMB) houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the development of new … The research conducted in the Metabolic Medicine Branch involves interconnected laboratory and clinical projects focused on several conditions, …
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The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… Genomics and Sociocultural Structures and Values Genomics and the Physical and Social Environments Genomics and Social Justice Shifting Societal Definitions, Beliefs and … Genomics at the Institutional and System Level Institution and System-based Influences on …
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The Scientific Review Branch manages the initial peer review process for grant proposals assigned to the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… The Scientific Review Branch (SRB) manages the initial peer review process grant … proposals assigned to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). … short courses (T15); institutional training grants (T32); and education projects (R25). These applications are …
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Dr. Sudre is an Associate Investigator in Dr. Philip Shaw's Neurobehavioral Clinical Research within the Social and Behavioral Research Branch
… the brain while subjects perform several cognitive tasks and used a multi-modal imaging approach (fMRI, MEG, EEG, … of movement to develop new technologies for assisting and restoring motor function after nervous system injury and limb loss. The focus of that project was how the nervous …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… over their bodies, kidney problems, higher risk of stroke and in rare cases, chronic leg ulcers. These and other symptoms result when mutated red blood cells take a sickle shape, blocking blood flow and decreasing oxygen delivery. Little is known about why the …
Research at NHGRI
The Medical Genetics Branch studies inherited disorders of metabolism and of human development.
… The Medical Genetics Branch (MGB) seeks to identify and understand inherited disorders of metabolism and of human development. MGB investigators focus on human … Projects performed at the biochemical, molecular, and cell biological levels involve the direct study of human …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… Findley's high school biology teacher made science fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. … in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin microbiome … Outreach Collaborative (GEOC), a partnership between NHGRI and Medgar Evers College, organized the event. The six high …
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… Over the past year, the Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research … this reorganization, the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) is now part of the newly-created … Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB). …
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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.
… grants from the National Institutes of Health will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by advances in genomics research … Indian and Alaskan Native communities. "Many ethical and social problems are not solved by experts in a single …
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Dr. Lawrence Brody is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and director of NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
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… that lead to perturbations in normal metabolic pathways and cause disorders such as cancer and birth defects. His … and disease prevention. With investigators in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, he initiated and co-directs the … Genet , 71(5):1207-15. 2002. [ PubMed ] Brody LC. CHEKs and balances: Accounting for breast cancer. Nat Genet , …