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On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. The following questions were answered during the meeting.
… that gave rise to the PRSs used in a clinical population and considering any discordance in the population that gave … the social structural ramifications of screening based on race and/or genetic ancestry? Recognizing that genetic … ancestry and thus the two can't be conflated - (race/ethnicity and genetic ancestry). Thank you for your comment. …
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NHGRI and NICHD program staff will hold a pre-application interactive Q&A webinar for the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression Project funding opportunities and answer questions from prospective applicants.
… R01 (or other grants) once these projects are established and generating data? We do anticipate R01 additional analyses … be an effort to specifically span genders and diversity of race/ethnic groups in the pediatric collections? The NIH is … in there being a representation of different genders and race/ethnic groups in the study, though NIH program staff …
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On November 18, 2021, NHGRI will host an NIH Genomics and Health Disparities Special Interest Group lecture, "NIH Approach to Inclusive Excellence - The COSWD Viewpoint" by Marie A. Bernard, M.D.
… of talent is accessed to promote scientific creativity and innovation, both intramurally and extramurally. Dr. … individuals in clinical studies, including by sex/gender, race/ethnicity, and inclusion of children and older adults. She …
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We invite scholars to submit ideas to be one of six to seven speakers at our symposium, “Irreducible Subjects: Disability and Genomics in the Past, Present, and Future”, with an additional opportunity to join a collected set of papers on the same theme.
… May 18, 2022 The National Human Genome Research Institute and the University at Buffalo Center for Disability Studies … to contribute towards the defense of the nation and the ‘race.’ Since the 18th century, scientific racism has … and the ideas, ideologies, and lived experiences of race, ethnicity, and ancestry; disability, genetics, genomics and …
Staff
Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… care administration. He obtained a second master's degree and a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of … funding to study physicians' assumptions on genetics and race/ethnicity in the treatment of hypertensive AA on Medicare. …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a global understanding … of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the … emphasis of our ancestry and to remind us that the human race has a common beginning. The extended strand of the DNA …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… Findley's high school biology teacher made science fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. … and Community Involvement Branch, NHGRI, who studies how race and ethnicity affect genomics research. He talked about the …
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On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… into the biological mechanisms underlying gene-by-smoking and gene-by-alcohol consumption interactions Prog Nbr 298 Amy … p.m. Reviewer's Choice/ Complex Traits Quantification of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry disparities in …
News Release
A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability and efficacy of applying genomic medicine interventions to … of depression and/or pain in patients regardless of race or ethnicity may be more effective and have fewer side effects …
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Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data.
… were to: Understand NASEM report recommendations, and consider how they relate to the ongoing use of legacy … with current approaches to harmonization, interoperability and analysis, including genetic similarity; Address challenges and identify potential solutions; Develop practical …