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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program6
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Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Dr. Doumatey is currently a Staff Scientist at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH), part of … The genomic landscape of African populations in health and disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2017 Oct 1;26(R2): R225-R236. doi: … with Normal Triglyceride Levels is the Most Common Lipid Pattern in West Africans and African Americans …
For Patients and Families
A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States at any given time.
… A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects … 25 million to 30 million Americans. … The exact cause for many rare diseases remains unknown. Still, for a significant portion, the problem can be traced to …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… Complex Disease … A complex disease is caused by the interaction of … influences of the physical and social environment. For this reason, complex diseases are also called … is more directly caused by mutations in a single gene. Common examples of complex genetic diseases include heart …
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.
… Resources … NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements … RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027 . … Virtual … Diversity Centers for Genome Research Pre-Application Webinar … NHGRI …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… is critical. All of these factors contribute to a need for new and more innovative approaches, including new … and funding mechanisms. The creation of research centers with the resources and expertise to design and … and Social Issues for Precision Medicine and Infectious Disease Gail Geller, Sc.D., $4 million (FY 2016-2019) This …
News Release
Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… researchers to develop new computational approaches for searching among millions of genomic variants to find … Nir Hacohen, Ph.D. To understand the DNA drivers of common human diseases (using immune diseases as test cases), … and R01CA197139. NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health. The NHGRI …
News Release
Healthcare professionals now have access to a range of educational and clinical genomics resources on the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center website
… now have access to a variety of educational and clinical genomics resources thanks to a new partnership between the … a free, online collection of more than 500 materials for use in the classroom and for self-directed learning of genetics and genomics concepts …
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.
… Centers will support innovative genomics studies, providing training for students and tackling important genomics research … questions for underserved populations. … Diversity Centers for Genome Research and Principal Investigators …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions on the webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… Serving Institutions eligible to apply? To be eligible for the either RFA, applicant institution must be a domestic … sites, and/or publication in the scientific literature. Centers are encouraged to get feedback from the communities … projects? Do all the research projects have to be in one disease area The Centers should have 2-3 inter-related …
Genetic Disorders
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles and loss of sensation.
… Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inherited neurological disease … in adolescence or early adulthood. There is no cure for the disease, but there are treatment options, including … a defect within the axons themselves. CMT type 2, the less common of the two classes, can be further separated into at …