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Research Training
The Graduate Partnerships Program develops future scientists by providing opportunities to perform research in NHGRI laboratories.
… future scientists by providing the opportunity to perform research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) … gynecology. … Graduate or medical students at accredited U.S. universities or participating foreign universities work … Students enrolled in institutional partnerships must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Students enrolled in …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… John Daniels … Keisha Findley's high school biology teacher made science fun and … is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies …
News Release
NHGRI will highlight rare disease research that benefits affected patients and provides insights into more common disorders on Rare Disease Day.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers are highlighting rare … research updates at the February 27 event. In NHGRI's Medical Genetics Branch , for example, Ellen Sidransky, … the rare Gaucher disease and the more common Parkinson's disease. While patients with Gaucher disease are at …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has funded research grants from … addressed by a standard R01 research grant (as the Center's primary research activities continue, additional funding … for the timely dissemination of the results of the Center's ongoing activities to key stakeholders (including policy …
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 … with health and disease. Members of the center perform research at the forefront of genomics and have made foundational research contributions to the field including the first truly …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… about the risks and benefits of participating in a research project. … The informed consent process and consent … design, genomics research results about an individual's current or future health risk may be relevant to family members. For example, learning about a relative's genomic results could influence someone's decision to get …
News Release
A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research. … In August 2020 the Centers for Disease Control … of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The workshop's goal was to cultivate trust and build relationships between … place in Anchorage, Alaska, at Southcentral Foundation's  Nuka Learning and Wellness Center and included 97 people …
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… integral to the advancement of a spectrum of disease-based research. As knowledge stemming from the completion of the … said Kate Saylor, health science policy analyst in NHGRI's Policy and Public Analysis Branch, part of DPCE. "All of … community," said Derek Scholes, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Policy and Program Analysis Branch. According to Amy …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) facilitates a … and Africans. … Our central mission is to advance research into the roles of culture, lifestyle, genetics, and … Develop genomic resources for the conduct of primary research into the etiology of metabolic disorders and to …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution … The Community Engagement Core (CEC) will ensure the center’s consideration of equity and ethics in genomics research. …