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Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… social differences between patients and providers. These factors are of particular importance when communicating about … She also explores how beliefs about genetic causal factors in health conditions influence health identity, … when communicating to parents about their child’s risk factors, a gene-environment interaction approach may be …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… considering the importance of social and environmental factors that influence human health (and the interactions … human health is affected by both genomic and non-genomic factors — trying to understand what these factors are and how … p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Prediction: The general features of the epigenetic landscape and transcriptional output will be …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the keynote speaker at the institute's annual symposium, Kate Rubins, a biologist and NASA astronaut who was the first person to sequence DNA in space.
… and January 17, respectively.  All the best, … Examining epigenetic aging in the post-mortem brain in attention … people with ADHD, the researchers found no differences in epigenetic aging in the brains between people with and …
Research Funding
A list of members who contribute to the goals of the IGVF Consortium by generating data and/or analyses, sharing data and/or analyses freely through the IGVF Data and Administrative Coordinating Center (DACC), and/or by contributing to cross- consortium integrative analyses.
… are interested in exploring how regulatory variants affect epigenetic regulatory networks and disrupt gene expression in … genetic variants on enhancer activity, genome folding, and epigenetic features. In collaboration with the Ahituv lab and … screens. They will also leverage the screens on TFs, epigenetic regulators, and cis-regulatory elements to …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… and evolving ELSI issues is critical. All of these factors contribute to a need for new and more innovative … risks associated with genomic information, examining factors that influence how people perceive such risks. The … center conducted research on the ethical, legal and social factors that influence the translation of genetic information …
Staff
Dr. Philip Shaw was an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… His main interest was in the genetic and environmental factors that influence the development of brain and behavior. … examined the interplay of genomic and environmental factors in shaping the developmental trajectories of brain … S, Hansen N, Elnitski, L & Shaw P. Neuroanatomic, epigenetic, and genetic differences in monozygotic twins …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… and genomic variants, in addition to studying other factors that influence medication response (such as … a harmful reaction or have no effect at all. Multiple factors influence how a person responds to medications, …
Educational Resources
In genomic imprinting the ability of a gene to be expressed depends upon the sex of the parent who passed on the gene.
… itself. Instead, gene expression is silenced by the epigenetic addition of chemical tags to the DNA during egg or sperm formation. Epigenetic tags on imprinted genes usually stay in place for …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
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Dr. Laura Elnitski is a senior investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… investigations into chromatin dynamics have uncovered epigenetic regulators of aggressive ovarian cancer, leading … clinically useful applications, driving the development of epigenetic and transcriptomic biomarkers for non-invasive … screening and early intervention. By integrating genomic, epigenetic, and transcriptomic data, this research continues …