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Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… David Conti, Alaina Vidmar, Tanya Alderete University of Southern California Longitudinal integration of … of California, San Francisco EXposomic Profiling in Airway disease to uNravel Determinants of disease in … … NIH awards $50.3 million for “multi-omics” research on human health and disease September 12, 2023 … Multi-Omics for …
News Release
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… Steven Benowitz … Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel mutations … pathway in lung adenocarcinoma, the most common subtype of lung cancer. Knowledge of these genomic changes may expand … by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of the …
Talking Glossary
La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para detectar y localizar una secuencia de ADN específica en un cromosoma.
… Hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) … La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) … sequence on a chromosome. In this technique, the full set of chromosomes from an individual is affixed to a glass slide and then exposed to a “probe”—a small piece of purified DNA tagged with a fluorescent dye. The …
Research Funding
Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
… The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) was a joint effort of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which are both part …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … That perpetually influences racial bias and discrimination in science and research. Leading scientists across scientific …
FAQ
On October 10, 2024, NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs: RFA-HG-24-021, RFA-HG-24-022, and RFA-HG-24-023. These FAQs contain questions answered during that webinar.
… basis be excluded (e.g., personnel effort that is required in years 1-5 regardless of interpretation and return of results–CLIA Lab Director, … that it will be used in the ethical review of non-exempt human subjects research protocols that are carried out at …
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.
… Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic … mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other … data to improve understanding of the etiology of human diseases in multi-ethnic populations Lead: Lang Wu, …
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations. … Genetic Epidemiology, … focused on the study of how genetic factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many …
Research Funding
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.
… The Implementing Genomic in Practice (IGNITE) Network was established in 2013 ( … effective implementation, diffusion, and sustainability in diverse clinical settings. The first phase of the network, IGNITE I , was a consortium of collaborative …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have … for many years (see Figure 1). With the growing scale of human genetics studies and the increasing number of clinical …