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The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… trials of genomic medicine interventions. … Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Pragmatic Clinical Trials Network (PTN) … Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Pragmatic Clinical Trials …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … This issue of  The Genomics Landscape  comes at an especially difficult time, … a priority. As I have mentioned in previous issues of The Genomics Landscape , several government websites are … of the future that reflects thediversity of the human population. This will require greatly increasing the number …
News Release
An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… approach is not always best when it comes to population genomics." The research team identified novel evidence of how … databases, and have proposed African-specific population studies that will take advantage of the rich …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians … and other Pacific Islanders.  … Foster excellence in genomics research and grow and support the genomics workforce … study to help understand the health disparities of NH population in lung cancer risk. This project has the …
News Release
NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… each group strengthens the argument that findings from one population cannot always be generalized to others. A variant … Such an effort is vital because a vast majority of human genomics research use data based mostly on populations of … burden carried by such groups. The study is part of the Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
… Milestones In Medicine, Clinical Implementation Of Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Oncology Sequencing, … Group has compiled a list of interesting advances. … Genomics and Medicine …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… and Skin Diseases and the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.   Your browser does not support … the mutant pyrin in FMF might be helping the Mediterranean population in some way," said Jae Jin Chae, Ph.D., senior … selection for FMF mutations in the Mediterranean population. The team turned to Yersinia pestis , the infamous …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… past few months, NHGRI staff will continue pursuing our genomics-driven mission, whether working remotely from home … findings of sexual harassment. Last month’s issue of The Genomics Landscape featured NHGRI efforts to develop a plan … that maximize “patient benefit, minimize harm, improve population health, and decrease health care costs.” …   The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… then a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of genomics pioneer Maynard Olson at Washington University … with the Human Genome Project successfully completed and genomics maturing into a well-respected discipline. I am so … for a serious postdoctoral research fellow and that genomics was not a field with a bright future! But while it …
News Release
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… the paper and senior investigator with the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. “Thus, studying the … may influence the impact of a gene on disease in a given population.   “The findings of this study further demonstrate … novel discoveries that will not only help the specific population but also people all around the globe,” said Dr. …