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Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… variants with ethnicity-specific effects in African Americans. PLoS Genet. 2014 Mar 6;10(3):e1004190. … new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. Nat Genet. 2013 Jun;45(6):690-6. doi: … CS. Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci. PLoS Genet. …
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Dr. Meeks is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… (Windhoek, Namibia) and the UNICEF Eastern and Southern African Regional Office. Before transitioning to Research … diseases in underrepresented populations, in particular African-ancestry populations. These innovative designs include comparing an African migrant group living in different countries to assess …
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Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… hypertension in different populations, with a focus on the African Americans and Africans. As a genetic epidemiologist … how genomic data from admixed groups and individuals of African ancestry has enhanced approaches to finding genomic … a map of human genomic variation. After working with African communities in Nigeria and Kenya, he became concerned …
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NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… on the efficacy of the workbook that they posed to African American communities.  Your browser does not support … such as changing their behavior and seeking clinical care. African Americans experience a disproportionately high number … to other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. African American families are also exposed to social and …
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Reagan Moseti Mogire is a postdoctoral research fellow with a background in medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic epidemiology.
… an MSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology from Pan African University and a BSc in Medical Biochemistry from the … novel genetic variants associated with vitamin D status in African populations. After his PhD, Dr. Mogire was awarded a … emphasis on liver function and metabolomics within African American and African populations. Motivated by a …
The Informed Consent Resource
Examples consent forms used by genomics research projects.
… Genetics of Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease in African Diaspora Populations Return of Research Results December 2014 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the important genomics legacy of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program as it comes to an end.
… with the aim of developing a sustainable and collaborative African genomics research enterprise. With most of its … and the UK Wellcome Trust (in strong partnership with the African Society for Human Genetics ), H3Africa has fostered … has provided a highly illustrative model for engaging African scientists to conduct research in Africa in a fashion …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… education program (GEP) to address the determinants for African American (AA) participation in genomic research. CEC … phenotype of triple negative breast cancer in women of African ethnicity Lead: Deepa Bedi, M.D., Ph.D. … cancer subtype that disproportionately affects women of African origin. African-American (AA) women with TNBC have …
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Researchers identified 13 gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which affected people differently if they are smokers or former smokers.
… (a fat or fat-like substance in the blood) in people of African ancestry. The researchers investigated whether … participants in the study's first stage, 23,753 were of African descent. Of the 253,467 total participants in the second stage, 30,970 people were of African descent. This study is one of the largest of lipids …
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Dr. Amy Bentley is a Staff Scientist with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… cardiometabolic traits, particularly serum lipids, in African ancestry populations. She also focuses on the complex … (CHARGE) consortium, in order to support the inclusion of African ancestry populations in such efforts. Dr. Bentley is … Type 2 Diabetes on Impaired Kidney Function in Sub-Saharan African Populations. Front Endocrinol , 2016; May 30 (epub …