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Clinical geneticist to lead NHGRI’s clinical genomics research efforts
… for patients with genetic disorders. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health.   Dr. Solomon takes the position with extensive experience in healthcare and industry settings. He has been chief of the … leader in the advancement of medical genetics and genomic medicine. The program has made extraordinary advances …
Clinical Research
MINI Section invites caregivers of children with mitochondrial disease to participate in a survey about the use of immune therapies in children with mitochondrial disease.
… Infection and Immunity (MINI) Section invites caregivers of children with mitochondrial disease to participate in a survey about the use of immune therapies in children with mitochondrial … information will be requested. Aggregate survey data will be shared within the NIH and published. No …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Office of the Clinical Director supports world-class clinical research and enhances the education of genetics investigators at all levels.
… The Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) provides oversight and guidance to … involving clinical specimens. Assuming an active role in the development, implementation, and quality assurance of … and help maintain standards of excellence in clinical care, the OCD holds a weekly conference to review the …
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… Steven Benowitz … New National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used … extend beyond the academic medical center and explore the use of genomic medicine in community-based clinics and primary care …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… The Center for Genomics and Data Science Research focuses on the development and application of computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genetic and genomic data, with a particular focus on identifying genetic …
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities for Investigator-Initiated Research in Computational Genomics and Data Science
The Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Announcements (PARs) invite applications for investigator-initiated research efforts fostering innovation in computational genomics, data science, statistics, bioinformatics, and data visualization and exploration.
… Title Project Number and Details SONG, YUN S UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY Scalable Computational Methods for … Analytical Infrastructure for Multiple Sample Single Cell Genomic Data HG013409  WANG, SHENG UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON … HG011774 JERNIGAN, ROBERT L IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY Novel Use of Genome Information to Understand Mutations HG012117 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… (FDA), which approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. About 100,000 Americans and millions … improve, new methods are required to make large-scale genomic edits. Such technologies would be particularly useful … dubbed their new method mSwAP-In. To demonstrate the use of this method, the researchers developed a mouse model …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… The Implementing Genomic in Practice (IGNITE) Network was established in 2013 … in diverse clinical settings. The first phase of the network, IGNITE I , was a consortium of collaborative … GUARDD-US and ADOPT-PGx protocol development and trial data are reviewed by the independent, NHGRI-convened DSMB. …
Event
On November 30th, 2020, NHGRI convened a virtual meeting for journal editors and NHGRI/NIH staff to discuss genomic data sharing.
… meeting for journal editors and NHGRI/NIH staff to discuss genomic data sharing. The goal of this meeting was to learn more about the issues faced by …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy and how it emphasizes the importance of good data management practices.
… Welcome to the second month of 2023. It has quickly become apparent that the year is … studying the ancestry of a human population involves the use of DNA from ancient biological specimens. With approval … them. Given the strong commitment of NHGRI researchers to genomic data sharing, the institute believes that the …