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The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… learn about India’s recent advances in genomics and plans for the future, especially in light of the growing need for international research collaborations to tackle major challenges in genomic … program will be to facilitate the use of the NIH Clinical Center by intramural researchers for conducting …
Research Training
The NHGRI Social and Behavioral Research Branch invites recent graduates to pursue multidisciplinary training in genomics and health.
… factors that facilitate translation of genomic discoveries for health promotion, disease prevention, genetic counseling, … Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a 1- to 3-page letter of research interests, and the names of three …
Event
NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… Goals and objectives of the program Eligibility criteria … Resources … NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): …
Research Funding
A list of funding opportunities in genomics research provided by NHGRI and the National Institutes of Health.
… Application Due Date(s): November 15, 2024, August 1, 2024, July 31, 2026 Expiration Date: August 3, 2026 ML/AI Tools to Advance Genomic Translational … Genomic Translational Research (MAGen) - Coordinating Center (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Not Allowed) RFA-HG-24-005 …
Clinical Research
The Protocol Service Center provides assistance in the development and administration of study protocols requiring NIH Institutional Review Board approval.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Protocol Service Center (PSC) provides protocol navigation assistance to NIH … Protections (OHSRP) to create a network of resources for the investigator wishing to conduct clinical research. …
News Release
NHGRI has awarded $6.4 million in first-year funding to establish Diversity Centers for Genome Research at three institutions: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Meharry Medical College; and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
… support innovative genomics studies, providing training for students and tackling important genomics research questions for underserved populations. … Diversity … about this program as it is the first of its kind focused on developing genomics centers at institutions with a record …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, today launched the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome … over four years. NHGRI will also fund a new Coordinating Center for approximately $4 million over four years to … In addition, NHLBI and NEI will provide $8 million and $1 million in funding, respectively. The following awards were …
News Release
NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… … NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease … However, most studies of the human genome have focused on European ancestry populations. By not exploring genetic … of disease within those populations, but also for humans across the globe. In 2010, the National Institutes …
Staff
Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… pressure in childhood without an obvious cause - affects 1-2% of all children, accounting for about 40% of all … African population of Botswana. Am J Hum Gen, 2018, May 3;102(5):731-743. PMID: 29706352; PMCID: PMC5986695 Sickle … … Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the …
Staff
Dr. Elisabeth F. Heuston is a molecular biology and bioinformatics Staff Scientist with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… biology and bioinformatics Staff Scientist with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She … in minority populations. Her current projects include (1) developing a protocol to isolate high quality DNA and RNA …