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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… a project to determine Ethiopians' understanding of gene-environment interactions, with a goal of also increasing awareness about …
Research Funding
A list of expired funding opportunities from the NHGRI Division of Medicine (DGM).
… Procurement Center (BPC) Supporting the Developmental Gene Expression (dGTEx) Project (U24 Clinical Trial Not … … PAR-11-032  Methods and Approaches for Detection of Gene-Environment Interactions in Human Disease (R21) Release Date: November …
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… and the genetic risk factors are complex. They include gene-gene interactions, gene-environment interactions and gene expression. Moreover, Dr. …
Staff
Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… complex health conditions like obesity and diabetes in interactions between healthcare providers and patients and in … of the broader genomics-related media and cultural environment on individuals' beliefs about weight, eating … communicating complex concepts related to processes like gene-environment interactions, polygenic risk, genomic …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… and Randomized Trials Network (GARNET) Genomics of Gene Regulation (GGR) Gene Environment Association Studies (GENEVA) Human Genome Project …
Staff
Dr. Erin M. Ramos is the director of the Divison of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… research including genome-wide association studies, gene-environment interactions, genomic risk assessment and the application of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… research focused on genome-wide association studies and gene-environment interactions for cancer and other complex diseases. One of …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… ways. How do we advance our understanding of these interactions? Do we expect these interactions to take … traits)?  If there is a tight coupling of genetics and environment and potentially GxE effects, how does that affect … University of California, San Francisco  Robinson, Gene              Director, Carl R. Woese Institute for …
Research Funding
The Division of Genomic Medicine promotes the NHGRI's efforts to advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care.
… Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI) Genomics and Randomized Trials Network (GARNET) Gene Environment Association Studies (GENEVA) Implementing … Clinical Action Workshop Dec. 1-2, 2011, Gaithersburg, Md. Gene-Environment Interplay in Common Complex Diseases: …
News Release
NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. The commentary grew out of a 2016 …