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Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… Find out how learning your family's health history can help you discover your genomic heritage and risks, and guide you in making healthy environment and lifestyle … launched My Family Health Portrait: a downloadable tool for use on a personal computer to complete a family health …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… scientific advances assembled by the journals Science  and Nature . While Science's  Breakthrough of the Year for 2017  is the cosmic merger of two neutron stars, the runners-up include three relevant to genomics: " pinpoint gene editing ," " a cancer drug's broad …
Staff
Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… obvious cause - affects 1-2% of all children, accounting for about 40% of all hypertension diagnoses in children, and … by more severe multisystem dysfunction. Despite decades of research, the underlying reasons why some children develop … Our research employs a multi-'omics' approach, focusing on cohorts from diverse ancestries residing in regions where …
Research at NHGRI
The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center is a multi-disciplinary genomics facility that emphasizes the generation and analysis of DNA sequence.
… The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) , established in 1997, is a multi-disciplinary genomics facility that emphasizes the generation and analysis … procedures. NISC's role within the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and more broadly across NIH, aims …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
… In a new study, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have generated the largest catalog … of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds. The findings, published in … Genome Project , a citizen science initiative that relies on donations from motivated dog owners. In particular, the …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… about an individual as part of their clinical care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. … there has been much excitement about the potential for so-called 'personalized medicine' to reach the clinic. A …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities … The GSPCC has both scientific and administrative activities including: Tracking genome … and deposition; project completion Being a resource for logistics and communication among GSP program …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to expand its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements … (ENCODE) Project, which is generating a fundamental genomics resource used by many scientists to study human health and disease. … by ENCODE are organized by two groups: a data coordinating center, which houses the data and provides access to the …
Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… Genomics research is shaping the future of medicine. For … advances of this research to benefit everyone more equally and improve health equity, it is important that the diversity … research participants and policy makers. It is important for everyone to be informed about genomics research and to …
Health
Information about genomics competencies, patient care, and related partnership and outreach activities at NHGRI.
… Genomic knowledge is growing and ever-changing, and it’s crucial for health professionals to have a firm understanding of genomics to better serve their patients. These resources … For Health Professionals … and outreach activities at the National Human Genome Research Institute. …