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The Protocol Service Center provides assistance in the development and administration of study protocols requiring NIH Institutional Review Board approval.
… navigation assistance to NIH investigators and staff in the development and administration of study protocols that require NIH Institutional Review … NHGRI PSC is staffed by protocol navigators with knowledge of the protocol review cycle and expertise in Institute and …
Staff
Dr. Sergey Koren is an associate Investigator in the Genome Informatics Section of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research.
… Koren, Ph.D. … Dr. Koren is an associate investigator in the Genome Informatics Section, Computational and … (JCVI) as a bioinformatics engineer under the supervision of Dr. Granger Sutton. During his three years at JCVI, he … algorithms for the efficient analysis of large-scale genomic datasets with a focus on genome assembly. Genome …
News Release
CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute launched the Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMGs) program nearly four years ago, it was charged with the ambitious task of identifying the genomic underpinnings of as many Mendelian … and usually inherited, and typically caused by a mutation in a single gene. So far, researchers have identified the …
Research Funding
A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… The Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG) are a … disease phenotypes. … The CCDG initiative explores a range of diseases with the goal of: Undertaking variant discovery … designs to better understand the general principles of genomic architecture underlying common, complex inherited …
News Release
The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) resource has been expanded to include a new collection of resources for physicians.
… (G2C2) - www.g-2-c-2.org - is a free, online collection of materials for use in the classroom and for self-directed learning in genetics … by the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Genomic Healthcare Branch, within the Division of Policy, …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … That perpetually influences racial bias and discrimination in science and research. Leading scientists across scientific …
Event
NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Resources … Angela Saini is an independent British science journalist and author. She presents radio and … programmes on the BBC and her writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, Nature, New Scientist, National Geographic, and Wired. She has won a number of national and international journalism awards. … …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has selected Valentina Di Francesco as the Institute’s first chief data science strategist and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance and coordination for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
… Sarah A. Bates, M.S. … She will lead new NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. … The National Human Genome Research … and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance … Biology, Structural Genomics and Bioinformatics Resource Centers programs. Prior to that, she worked on bioinformatics …
News Release
NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… Funding to enhance diversity in genomic data science through cloud computing. … National Institutes of Health will provide approximately $5.8 million over five …
News Release
The NHGRI-ASHG Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship prepares scientists for careers in science policy.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The health and medical care of Americans is greatly influenced by the policy decisions that guide genomic research and its use in the clinical setting. Understanding the interplay of …