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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic … Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics branch at … to examine the implications of this research on developing standards of practice in the field." …
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NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated … previously studied Down syndrome mouse model. The results of this study, published in Biological Psychiatry , may help …
Research Funding
The Division of Extramural Operations conducts the review of NHGRI's grant applications and grants management.
… The Division of Extramural Operations ensures the integrity of the Institute's grants-making mission, including conducting the review of grant applications and grants management. … The Division of Extramural Operations supervises the various operational aspects of NHGRI's Extramural Research Program. In accomplishing this …
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A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions. … The National Institutes of Health will fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability and efficacy of applying genomic medicine interventions to improve …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… Teams of scientists will use support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of … academic medical centers that have been at the forefront of research in Alzheimer's genetics: University of … treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025. The recommendation to conduct these specific types of studies came from the …
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Identifying the ELSI challenges raised by Citizen Science in the context of biomedical research and identify ways for the NIH to address these ELSI issues.
… Trans-NIH Workshop to Explore the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Citizen Science … National Institutes of Health Fishers Lane Terrace-Level Conference Center … Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Citizen Science … ELSI challenges raised by Citizen Science in the context of biomedical research and identify ways for the NIH to …
Research at NHGRI
News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians.
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research … funded research grants from investigators in a wide range of disciplines. Many of these projects have used interdisciplinary approaches to … RFA-HG-17-006 : Centers of Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… An international team of researchers has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans. … without the genomic variant, according to the study. Most of the genomic studies conducted on obesity to date have been …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts … advanced methods for studying the fundamental mechanisms of inherited and acquired genetic disorders. … is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts …