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Participation in genomics research is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… to lowest): 78% European; 10% Asian; 8.5% Unreported; 2% African; 1% Hispanic; and 0.5% Other Countries The … Health in Africa (H3Africa) (2012 - 2022) The largest pan-African genomic research consortium that investigates the … in Africa. The project also aims to build a sustainable African genomics research enterprise. This project is a …
Staff
Dr. Daniel Shriner is a researcher in NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… and association with obesity in West Africans and African-Americans. Diabetes 59(6):1549–1554. PMCID: … 2010. Genome wide association of anthropometric traits in African and African derived populations. Hum. Mol. Genet. …
Staff
Christopher Williams, Ph.D. served as the Deputy Chief of NHGRI's Education and Community Involvement Branch from 2024 to 2025.
… for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) where he … students and the general public by sharing the stories of African Americans and their accomplishments in the areas of …
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A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… and all three conditions are more common among people of African ancestry than European and Asian descent. Specific African populations have two common mutations in the … genomics to diverse clinical care settings. “Patients of African ancestry might experience better management of high …
Research at NHGRI
An international investigation into the genetics of severe acute malnutrition in children.
… novel genetic variants and unique patterns of admixture in African and other diverse ancestry populations who harbor the …
Profile
Dr. Hanchard talks about his journey into genetics research, his collaborations with international researchers, and the importance of determination in science.
… the genomics and environmental contributors of diseases in African populations. Diversifying genomics research is at the … Dr. Hanchard studies are more common in individuals of African ancestry. In fact, diversity is at the core of his … only a small portion of the genomic diversity in African population was studied. Dr. Hanchard’s group has …
News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… Databases They found significantly fewer studies of African, Latin American and Asian ancestral populations … Asian and underrepresented minorities, including Africans, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics) and …
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Researchers used whole genome sequence data to investigate the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells.
… been defined (Arabian/Indian, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic/Bantu, and Senegal), each representing what … possibility that the Arabian/Indian, Cameroon, and Central African Republic haplotypes belong to the same cluster. If …
News Release
NHGRI participated in a science communications contest called the Three-Minute Talk. NHGRI's Ryan Johnson came away with a first place win.
… a candidate gene for treating resistant hypertension in African Americans Resistant hypertension, or persistently … heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and stroke. African-Americans are disproportionately affected by … network using genomic data gathered from several African American patients with and without this disease. …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… concepts. Cancer: Breast cancer risk assessment in an African American female: Grace Male breast cancer risk … male: Gabe Cancer screening incidental findings in an African American male with lung cancer: Tom  Cardiovascular: … Caucasian female: Jennifer CYP2C19 testing in an adult African American male: Larry  Developmental Delay: Autism …