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Policy Issues
Most ethical discussions about genome editing center on human germline editing because changes are passed down to future generations.
… Most of the ethical discussions related to genome editing center around … there were about 40 countries that discouraged or banned research on germline editing, including 15 nations in Western Europe, because of ethical and safety concerns. 3  There is also an …
News Release
A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… disparities, an associate investigator in the NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and co-author on the … enhancing genomic research is framed around the  ethical principles of tribal sovereignty and research … entire family. We've learned that research can have vast implications for our people, both positive and negative. That …
Clinical Research
The Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
… National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) is part of the Undiagnosed Disease Network … Maryland. It was organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) (now the National Center for Advancing …
Professional Development Programs
Provides exposure to the broader genomics community and experts in the field, with the opportunity to work on a genetics/genomics-related education projects under the mentorship of an ISCC-PEG member.
… College of Medicine, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Columbus, OH Richard L. Haspel, M.D., Ph.D. Beth … and Community Involvement Branch National Human Genome Research Institute   Swathi Balaji, BA Master of Science, … and Community Involvement Branch/National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH Global Genetics and Genomics Community …
Research at NHGRI
The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the integration of emerging technology-based methods into health and medical research.
… Philip Shaw B.M. B.Ch., Ph.D.  Neurobehavioral Clinical Research Section, SBRB, NHGRI … … Using immersive metaphors … in a VR-based food environment. … The Immersive Simulation Program (ISP) provides expertise, tools, and support for the … its director Dr. Susan Persky . The program is part of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch  (SBRB) of the National …
Research Training
The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award provides full-time, semi-independent research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) is available to promising … who are interested in pursuing full-time, semi-independent research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) laboratories. … Post-doctoral fellows in this program select laboratories that are compatible with their …
News Release
The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… wee creature is making big waves in the sea of genomics research. The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps … in disease. And, here at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), researchers are advancing human … "How can we turn hearing back on? How can we retrigger a program that has been lost in mammals? What are the genes …
Event
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will hold a roundtable on social and behavioral genomics.
… - 1:40 p.m. — Moderated Discussion: Genetics in postwar social and behavioral research Moderator: Nayanika Ghosh, Harvard University … of Latinos under California’s eugenic sterilization program, 1920-1945 by Nicole L Novak, Alexandra Minna Stern, …
News Release
Researchers, clinicians, and computational biologists meet to consider future opportunities for NHGRI's Genome Sequencing Program.
… and future opportunities for the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) at a July 28 - 29 meeting in Bethesda, Md. … … Beyond: A Planning Workshop for the National Human Genome Research Institute," will be webcast live at …
Staff
Leonard Ross is the director of the Ethics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… and the ethics coordinator of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the  National Institutes of … closely with senior leadership to administer the Ethics program for NHGRI staff. He was named Ethics Branch Chief in … National Human Genome Research Institute. … standards of ethical conduct, human resources, conflicts of interest, …