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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics helps us understand evolution and protect our biological ecosystems.
… have imagined the full complexity of the tree of life, but genomic technologies have been used to illuminate the natural world in amazing ways. We are all connected to every living thing … and it has fur and nurses its young like a mammal. In fact, when the first body of a platypus was shipped from …
Policy Issues
Revisions to the Common Rule modernize, simplify, and enhance oversight for human subjects research in the United States.
… The final version of the Common Rule was published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, following the … simplify, and enhance" oversight for human subjects research in the United States to address changes in the nature of … consent forms. They will also facilitate research with protections that are proportional to risks as well as …
About NHGRI
The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research provides expert advice on genetics, genomics research, training and programs to NHGRI and the NIH.
… The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) advises the Department of Health and Human … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), on genetics, genomic research, training and programs related to the human … for NHGRI and the goals for the government's efforts in the International Human Genome Project (HGP). NACHGR meets …
Research Training
Institutional and individual funding from NHGRI to help scientists develop research and professional skills.
… workforce that is operating at the forefront of genomics in order to accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs … to improve human health. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) provides both institutional and … : Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Research in Emerging Areas Critical to Human Health (LRP-REACH) …
Talking Glossary
La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para detectar y localizar una secuencia de ADN específica en un cromosoma.
… Hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) … La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para … La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para … La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para …
News Release
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 and the increasing availability of genomic information. The awards will fund researchers at … and treatment of infectious diseases; genomic information privacy; communication about prenatal and newborn genomic …
Research Training
The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award provides full-time, semi-independent research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) is available to promising researchers who are interested in pursuing full-time, semi-independent research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) … Post-doctoral fellows in this program select laboratories that are compatible with …
News Release
NHGRI published its “Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics” in the journal Nature. This vision describes the most compelling research priorities and opportunities in human genomics for the coming decade, signaling a new era in genomics for the Institute and the field.
… NHGRI's 2020 Strategic Vision describes opportunities in human genomics for improving human health. … for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics ” in the journal Nature . This vision describes the most … genome biology and facilitating the implementation of genomic medicine." Genomics is now prevalent across the …
Research Training
The Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research provides students the opportunity to perform biomedical research with some of the world's best scientists.
… The Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research provides students at all levels the opportunity to perform biomedical research alongside some of the world's most accomplished … The program immerses students in a unique environment devoted to better-understanding the …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Facilitating the Implementation of Population-wide Genomic Screening across Diverse Populations and Settings … North Carolina at Chapel Hill Age-Based Genomic Screening in Newborns, Infants and Children: A Novel Paradigm in Public … (ARDI): Advancing Genomic Medicine through rare diseases research in Africa Gabor T. Marth Martin Tristani-Firouzi …