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Staff
Dr. Rene Sterling is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
… … Rene Sterling, ELSI Research Program, eMERGE Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Network … Dr. Rene Sterling is …
Staff
Dr. Laura Koehly is the chief of and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Koehly is particularly interested in how genetic/genomic risk information can be used to activate network processes to … of healthcare services and dissemination of genetic risk information. Ultimately, her research aims to develop … effective strategies to help families cope with disease-risk information, to increase patients' willingness to share …
News Release
As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… about genomic variants to evaluate individual disease risk, make better diagnoses, develop more appropriate disease … have strong evidence that mutations dramatically raise the risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Yet for many genes and … ​ … Genomic medicine, ClinGen, gene variants, disease risk, Heidi Rehm, genome sequencing, Jonathan Berg … As …
News Release
20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… The major goal of eMERGE is to better understand disease risk and susceptibility and, ultimately, improve patient … developing screening methods for individuals who are at risk for severe side effects from taking thiopurine drugs, … would like to be able to use this information to improve risk assessment and treatment for these and other disorders. …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
Staff
Lindsey Criswell, who became the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in February, 2021 is also an associate investigator in NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… Disease Genomics Branch. … Lindsey Criswell, genetic risk factors, autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA); …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… of genetic and metabolic disease on healthy and high risk pregnancies. The four year training program is open only … Genetic And Metabolic Disease, Healthy Pregnancies, High-risk Pregnancies, Obstetrics And Gynocology, Amniocentesis, …
Fact Sheet
Participation in genomics research is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… all populations.  … Every human has some baseline genetic risk of developing a given disease. Extensive research has … levels. This way, researchers can better define a person's risk of developing a specific disease and design a clinical … the Wellcome Trust and the African Academy of Sciences.  Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Diversity Consortium (2021 - 2027) …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
…  In recent years, scientists have created hundreds of polygenic risk scores (PRSs), which are genetic tests that can be used to …
Genomics and Medicine
Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics has published an annual feature identifying ten key advances in applying genomic information to clinical care that were reported in the previous 12 months of published literature. The Genomic Medicine Working Group has authored these reviews, based on its broader effort to identify notable accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis. From this larger set of published accomplishments, the working group has continued to select ten papers annually to be highlighted as the most significant.
… results disclosure in diverse families 4. Chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse US populations …