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Research Training
The NHGRI Social and Behavioral Research Branch invites recent graduates to pursue multidisciplinary training in genomics and health.
… Researchers in SBRB investigate social, behavioral, and …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… is conducted ethically. The Common Rule requires that researchers provide research participants with complete … information to conduct their research; in that case, researchers will describe how they will protect that … you to share your genetic and health information with researchers, clinicians, and others. Click here for studies …
Research Funding
Fosters basic and applied research on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic and genomic research. ​
… that are most often used for research, training and career development, and conferences addressing ethical, … research, and 4) workforce development opportunities for early career scholars, research team members, and other BBAER …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… rights and welfare of the participants, and require that researchers clarify the benefits and risks of participating … the community structure. Some communities may require the researchers to obtain community approval before seeking … methods significantly faster and cheaper, allowing researchers to generate larger datasets than ever before. …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… under the new policy, as of October 1, 2017, NIH-funded researchers and their institutions will automatically be … of Confidentiality under the new policy will prohibit researchers from disclosing names or other identifying … 21st Century Cures Act, genetic privacy, genomic privacy, researchers and privacy, researchers' certificates of …
News Release
NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
… National Institutes of Health researchers have identified gene variants that cause a rare … fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood. The team's discovery coincides with … occurred in the families who came to our clinic, the early age of onset suggested to us that the patients were …
Research at NHGRI
News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians.
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
Research Funding
The three research domains to be considered for support by the NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research Program.
… findings and perception of genetic risk. How genomic researchers and the research community conceptualize the … is shaped by the values and experiences of individual researchers regarding social justice issues. How genomic … roles and responsibilities of individuals, communities and researchers related to genomic research and the uses of …
Staff
Dr. Settara Chandrasekharappa is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… collaborative group in search of the gene responsible for early onset breast cancer ( BRCA1 ), CGU developed resources … discovered in fruit flies, is important in determining early cell-fate decisions. The Chandrasekharappa lab … Settara Chandrasekharappa, renal cell carcinoma, early onset breast cancer, positional cloning, dna repair …