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As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
… Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day. … … Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day. … … Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day. … …
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The Physician-Scientist Development Program helps physicians develop research programs dedicated to the disorders they specialize in.
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As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family this November, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
… with your family this November, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day . … … to public health systems that screen for and serve populations at higher than average risk for disease, such as … with your family this November, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day. ​ … …
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The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research.
… (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics …
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NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for … cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations. The team collected data from 49,839 … variants and specific diseases in European ancestry populations could be detected in African-American, …
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The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. These seminars are archived from 2022-23.
… (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics … (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… patterns and determinants of common complex diseases in populations in the United States and around the world. … … dyslipidemia, and kidney diseases, in different human populations with particular attention to African Americans … the analysis of data generated in Africans and other populations.  Investigate how knowledge and understanding of …
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To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… polygenic risk scores have not been effective for all populations, the researchers recalibrated these genetic tests … a more accurate assessment of disease risk across diverse populations. Genetic tests look at the small differences … many individuals with ancestry spanning two or more global populations. Strong representation of these individuals is …
Media Advisory
On April 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… of Health, will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome … the discovery of the double helix in 1953. During this special symposium, attendees will explore the evolution and … Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture. Collins is Special Advisor to President Biden for Special Projects, …
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On April 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project’s completion and the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix.
… hosted a symposium on April 25, 2023 to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome … 25, 2023, NHGRI will host a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome … 25, 2023, NHGRI hosted a symposium to commemorate two special milestones: the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome …