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Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… Complex. After returning to Jamaica to study sickle cell disease and severe childhood malnutrition as a clinical … in diverse populations. In addition, Dr Hanchard cared for patients with rare genetic disorders and directed a … is a recessive disorder of hemoglobin and one of the most common single gene disorders in the world. Despite being …
Staff
Dr. Daniel Shriner is a researcher in NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… methods as applied to mapping quantitative trait loci for obesity in model organisms. He contributed code to the R … influence the risk of developing Alzheimer or Parkinson disease, the two most common neurodegenerative diseases. Curriculum Vitae … …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore the basic elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule and that are relevant to genomics.
… elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule (45 CFR 46, Subpart A) and that are relevant to … This Research Study Being Done? [Examples:] We are asking for your permission to collect samples and health information … how genes play a role in diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and glaucoma. [If applicable] The specific …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and … affected subpopulations. The branch houses the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, which advances … models that explore the patterns and determinants of common, complex diseases in populations in the United States …
Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Dr. Doumatey is currently a Staff Scientist at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH), part of … The genomic landscape of African populations in health and disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2017 Oct 1;26(R2): R225-R236. doi: … with Normal Triglyceride Levels is the Most Common Lipid Pattern in West Africans and African Americans …
Staff
Dr. ​Adam Felsenfeld is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Ph.D., is a Program Director with overall responsibility for the NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program (GSP), and specific responsibility for the NHGRI Centers for Common Disease Genomics program and the GSP Analysis Centers. …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… and deposition; project completion Being a resource for logistics and communication among GSP program … including program webpages Developing specifications for common controls for rare variant association studies … … Tara Matise, Ph.D. and Steven Buyske, Ph.D. Funded Centers Centers for Common Disease Genomics Washington …
For Patients and Families
A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States at any given time.
… A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects … 25 million to 30 million Americans. … The exact cause for many rare diseases remains unknown. Still, for a significant portion, the problem can be traced to …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… Complex Disease … A complex disease is caused by the interaction of … influences of the physical and social environment. For this reason, complex diseases are also called … is more directly caused by mutations in a single gene. Common examples of complex genetic diseases include heart …
Event
NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… Resources … NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements … RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027 . … Virtual … Diversity Centers for Genome Research Pre-Application Webinar … NHGRI …