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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program2
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Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… genomic information about an individual as part of their clinical care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and … genetic and genomic markers are increasingly included in cancer screening, and to guide tailored treatment strategies. …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program trains students to conduct research and provides clinical rotations to learn about genetic conditions.
… research in the field of genetic counseling and provides clinical rotations for students to learn directly about … and the role of the professional genetic counselor. … Clinical rotations begin in the second quarter of the program … M.S.  Children's National Medical Center Pediatric Cancer Genetics Joyce Tannenbaum Turner, M.S.  Pediatric …
News Release
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… Kyle Davis … Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything. … level and, more importantly, to help clinicians guide the care for their patients so they receive not only better care, … a proposed set of markers that could be used to create a clinical test to identify tumors with CIMP. If and when a …
News Release
NIH scientists proposed a new approach for finding ways to impede or halt cancer's spread: transgenic zebrafish as a live animal model of metastasis.
… Bruce Agnew … For many cancer patients and their doctors, the deadliest enemy is metastasis - the migration of cancer cells from the original tumor to other places in the body. In at least 90 percent of hard-tumor cancer deaths, the killer isn't the original cancer but …
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… The Clinical and Basic Investigations of Methylmalonic Acidemia … in our study, we are not able to "take over" the long-term care of a person with MMA To enroll in our study, a person … of age. Be able to travel to and be admitted to the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland for 4 to 5 days each …
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… our aid-as a powerful animal model for research into human cancer. … A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated … for many human cancers, including aggressive skin cancer and cancer of the colon, rectum, ovary and thyroid. …
News Release
Researchers are trying to understand a process whose rules are constantly being written and rewritten by cancer's rogue cells: who will more likely relapse.
… Kyle Davis … For a patient with cancer, two of the most important words in the oncologist's … hear the word remission - meaning both their symptoms and cancer are abating. Some may even get to full remission - no detectable cancer. But, unfortunately, some patients will hear the word …
News Release
An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer may provide insights into human cancers because of the similarities in the dog and human immune systems.
… Steven Benowitz … An ancient, sexually transmitted dog cancer - that may provide insights into human cancers because … Canine transmissible venereal tumor, or CTVT, spreads when cancer cells move from one dog to the other during sexual … immune systems from detecting and fending off invading cancer cells. They reported their results online July 31, …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Office of the Clinical Director supports world-class clinical research and enhances the education of genetics investigators at all levels.
… The Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) provides oversight and guidance to … on the following areas: Providing and overseeing expert clinical and administrative infrastructure and support for … and help maintain standards of excellence in clinical care, the OCD holds a weekly conference to review the …
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.
… webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs: RFA-HG-24-021 , RFA-HG-24-022 , and RFA-HG-24-023 … for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting. … Virtual … Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care Pre-Application Webinar … On October 10, 2024, NHGRI …