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Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… University Center on Genomics and Social Identity in the African Diaspora Charmaine Royal, Ph.D., Howard University, … and cultural identities of individuals and communities of African descent and how those identities influence attitudes …
The Genomics Landscape
In June 1, 2023, edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium releasing a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference.
… founder population descended from an Irish and British diaspora 300 years ago Gilbert et al. Commun Biol 6, 469 …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… Latino or Spanish for ethnicity, and White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native and Asian … people are believed to have origins or roots, such as African, European, and Asian. In this way, descriptors for … et al. New fossils from Jebel Irhoud, Morocco and the pan-African origin of Homo sapiens . Nature . …
Event
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …