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On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… A mosaic founder population of an Irish and British diaspora from 300 years ago Board No. PB2824 Edmund Gilbert … Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Developing an African American population-based transcriptome predicion …
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.
… Project Title Aimé Lumaka Zola Universite De Kinshasa African Rare Diseases Initiative (ARDI): Advancing Genomic … Genomic Medicine: Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles for African American Communities **Past Grantees  More …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
… diabetes in Nigeria. This is the largest such study in an African population. The researchers found that type 2 …
Research at NHGRI
A list of publications led by or in collaboration with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… of community gatekeepers about genomic risk information in African cleft research. BMC Public Health . 24(1):507. 2024. … risk between major orofacial cleft phenotypes in an African population. Genet Epidemiol . 2024. [ PubMed ]  Zhu … three axes of dysregulation for asthma risk in the African Diaspora populations. Nat Commun . 15(1):4546. 2024. [ PubMed …
NHGRI Director
A selection of NHGRI Director Eric Green's recent interviews, speeches, awards and institute testimony.
… Biomedical 'Big Data'  (NINRnews Channel) September 12 The African Diaspora: Integratic Culture, Genomics and History … Md. March 6 2011 Joint International Conference of the African and Southern African Societies of Human Genetics …
Staff
Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… association study of hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. PLoS Genet 2009 Jul. PMID: 19609347 … among obesity, inflammation, and Insulin Resistance in African Americans and West Africans. Obesity. 2010 Mar. PMID: … and association with Obesity in West Africans and African Americans. Diabetes 2010 Jun. PMID: 20299471 Meilleur …
Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… obesity and obesity-related traits in populations of African ancestry. One of her research interests is to … molecular mechanisms in metabolically healthy obese African Americans. NPJ Genom Med. 2018 Jan 29; 3:4. doi: … AP, Chen G, Shriner D, Adeyemo A. The genomic landscape of African populations in health and disease. Hum Mol Genet. …
Staff
Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… variants with ethnicity-specific effects in African Americans. PLoS Genet. 2014 Mar 6;10(3):e1004190. … new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. Nat Genet. 2013 Jun;45(6):690-6. doi: … CS. Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci. PLoS Genet. …
Staff
Dr. Meeks is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… (Windhoek, Namibia) and the UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Office. Before transitioning to Research … diseases in underrepresented populations, in particular African-ancestry populations. These innovative designs include comparing an African migrant group living in different countries to assess …
News Release
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… hypertension in different populations, with a focus on the African Americans and Africans. As a genetic epidemiologist … how genomic data from admixed groups and individuals of African ancestry has enhanced approaches to finding genomic … a map of human genomic variation. After working with African communities in Nigeria and Kenya, he became concerned …