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NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has appointed Carolyn … research programs. Most recently, she co-managed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) - a collaboration between NHGRI …
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Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Dr. Carolyn Hutter was the director for the Division of Genome Sciences in the National Human Genome Research … NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research …
Educational Resources
A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans.
… Carcinogen … A carcinogen is an agent with the capacity to cause cancer in humans. … Cancer, Tumor, Genetic Mutation, Chemical … of causing cancer. Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment (such as ultraviolet rays in sunlight and …
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Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Dr. Meltzer is a leader in the application of genome science to cancer research. His recent studies investigate the genetic …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… Ph.D. … Dr. Heidi Parker is an associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH. She earned her Ph.D. from …
Educational Resources
An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
… … An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer. … Carcinogen, Mutagen, Cancer, Cell, Mutation, Tumor … Suppressor Gene … An oncogene is a mutated gene that has the potential to cause cancer. Before an oncogene becomes …
Educational Resources
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
… BRCA1/BRCA2 … BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer. … Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Genetic Mutation, … DNA Repair, Family Health History … BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited …
News Release
NIH researchers searched for how the body signals the lack of oxygen in melanoma skin cancer.
… tumors are voracious. Once they have consumed all the oxygen and nutrients in the original tumor site, the cancer cells travel to other parts of the body (metastasize) … the Genetic Disease Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute, a part of NIH. "In addition, …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
… Genome editing is currently being applied to research on … nonhuman genomes is critical to help scientists understand the basic biology underlying disease, as well as to discover …
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NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening.
… patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening. … In the fall of 2022, Erica felt like she was on top of the … (NICHD) and senior investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Center for Precision Health …