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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… give this lecture in the Sisters Chapel, a historic site for many reasons including being the place where the late Dr. … into how mosaicism at these sequences contributes to disease and inform the development of new genetic testing … enabling powerful genomics studies across institutes and centers.  “For more than 25 years, NISC has played an …
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 … …
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 …
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 …
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. ​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. …
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 Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… is critical. All of these factors contribute to a need for new and more innovative approaches, including new … and funding mechanisms. The creation of research centers with the resources and expertise to design and … and Social Issues for Precision Medicine and Infectious Disease Gail Geller, Sc.D., $4 million (FY 2016-2019) This …
News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… now have access to a variety of educational and clinical genomics resources thanks to a new partnership between the … a free, online collection of more than 500 materials for use in the classroom and for self-directed learning of genetics and genomics concepts …
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 …