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For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… work as members of health care teams providing information and support to individuals or families who have genetic … are health care professionals with specialized degrees and experience in medical genetics and counseling. Genetics professionals … disorder by researching a family's history, evaluating medical records, and conducting a physical examination of the …
News Release
Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) in the Intramural Research Program at the … such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and rare genetic conditions with a significant impact on … possible in siloed labs. Our research focuses on bringing genomics into health clinics, which will potentially …
Research Funding
The Scientific Review Branch manages the initial peer review process for grant proposals assigned to the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… The Scientific Review Branch (SRB) manages the initial peer review process grant … short courses (T15); institutional training grants (T32); and education projects (R25). These applications are … for Applications (RFAs). The initial peer review for other genomics-related applications including …
Administrative
NHGRI branch responsible for policy development and analysis related to advances in genomics research.
… The Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) of the Division of Genomics and Society conducts policy development and analysis … PPAB liaises with Congress, federal agencies, grantees and other external stakeholders, to address policy matters related to human genetics and genomics. PPAB promotes policies that facilitate the uptake …
Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
… The Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) aims to develop optimal approaches for the integration of genomic discoveries into clinical and community contexts. … families. We conduct research at the intersection of genomics and the social and behavioral sciences and train the …
Research Funding
The E​MERGE Network develops, disseminates and applies approaches to research that combine biorepositories with electronic medical record systems.​
… Workgroups and Missions  Working Group Co-Chairs Goals Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Return Gail Jarvik, Iftikhar Kullo, and Cindy Prows Family history data collection GRA clinical … The Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network is a National …
Staff
Diana Bianchi is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Eunice Kennedy Shriver  National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and head of the Prenatal Genomics and Therapy Section for the Medical Genetics Branch at NHGRI. She oversees the research … for affected infants is delivery in a specialized medical center. Primarily due to three copies of chromosome …
Administrative
The Information Technology Branch provides leadership and service for information technology resources at NHGRI.
… The Information Technology Branch (ITB) provides leadership and service for all … Applications ITB develops and integrates applications for NHGRI customers. Operations ITB provides LAN and WAN connections and administrative support of computer … Branch Staff … Information Technology Branch …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research … applicant will apply detailed molecular, biochemical and cellular approaches to functionally evaluate somatic … to discriminate driver mutations from passenger mutations and to assess the potential druggability of driver mutations. …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research … applicant will apply detailed molecular, biochemical, and cellular approaches to functionally evaluate somatic … copy number analysis, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and a transgenic mouse core, offers the trainee wide latitude …