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Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… sciences or closely related field (e.g., anthropology, bioethics, epidemiology, genetics and genomics, health …
News Release
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… in Genetics in Medicine in January. Walajahi is a bioethics fellow at the National Institute of Health (NIH). … with Dr. Hull, National Human Genome Research Institute Bioethics Core Director, because of their overlapping …
Professional Development Programs
JHU/NIH GCTP Executive Committee is composed of genetic counselors, social scientists and medical geneticists. Their varied backgrounds are an asset to the Program and to students as they develop their thesis.
News Release
Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
… Benjamin E. Berkman, J.D., M.P.H., deputy director, NHGRI Bioethics Core, and the survey's senior author. …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… years. An NHGRI team with expertise in genomics research, bioethics and policy contributed to the recent ICR update. …
Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
Event
NHGRI and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies will hold a two-day symposium on October 6-7, 2022 to address historical constructions of disability and ableism, with a focus on the “irreducibility” of individuals with disability and the history of disability.
… Opening Remarks Session One: Key Concepts for Research and Bioethics Moderator: Christopher Donohue, NHGRI 10:20 a.m. to …
NEWS RELEASE
Cristina Kapustij, M.S., was named chief of the NHGRI's Policy and Program Analysis Branch.
… Birth to Death and Bench to Clinic: The Hastings Center Bioethics Briefing Book for Journalists, Policymakers, and …
Statement
NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the March 31, 2022 media briefing about the series of publications reporting the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome.
… Research Program, in addition to other staff that provided bioethics and policy expertise. And we would not be here if …