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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… Institutes of Health, have collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists around the world to create the Atlas … the atlas does not make mistaken connections between race, ethnicity and genetic diseases or reinforce stereotypes that …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… by researchers from the National Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse … the FDA has issued guidance on collecting and reporting race and ethnicity information in clinical trials. But more can and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green highlights Dr. Dan Kastner as the Federal Employee of the Year.
… 1. Unlike most previous years in recent memory, the NIH (and therefore NHGRI) began Fiscal Year 2019 with an … Expands NIH Leaders Call for a Consensus on the Use of Race and Ethnicity Data in Biomedical Research NIH to Build a Detailed …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI aims to ensure all populations are knowledgeable about and can participate in genomics research.
… about the science underpinning the Human Genome Project and genomics research, and have the opportunity to … participate in genomics research. Workshop on the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Genomics and Biomedical Research  Inclusion and …
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… DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office of … Table 2 a presents FY201 3-FY201 4 actual enrollment by race, ethnicity and gender excluding 23andMe . Among the 2 38 ,273 …
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… Council Meeting February 9 , 2015 Inclusion of Women and Minorities in NHGRI Clinical Studies FY2013 - FY2014 … Not Hispanic or Latino ( Not Hisp ) Unknown (Not reporting ethnicity) ( Unk ) Racial Categories American Indian/Alaska … ) Black or African American ( Bl /AA ) White More Than One Race ( >1 Race ) Unknown or Not Reported ( Unk ) • ERP funds …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report-Related Documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in February 2022.
… Office of Genomic Data Science 2 Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office TiDHE Office TiDHE News … Descriptors in Genetics Byeon - Evolving Use of Ancestry, Ethnicity, and Race in Genetics Research-A Survey Spanning Seven Decades …
About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first truly complete sequence of the Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… ago, gaps were left in the sequences of every chromosome, and in the race to sequence the human genome, the Y chromosome got left … of 43 human Y chromosomes reveals extensive complexity and variation August 23, 2023 … Scientific American: The …
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… really means to be American Indian. … When Sara Hull, PhD. and Hina Walajahi traveled to Alaska in July of 2018 to give … The kit provides ancestry information and estimates their ethnicity using DNA found in the consumer’s saliva.  … distinguish between genetic ancestry and concepts of race and ethnicity. The remaining sites leaned toward the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
… has served as the NCATS acting director since April 2021 and will oversee a diverse portfolio of research activities … look at genomics workforce demographics, including race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, gender identity, sexual …