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NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals. … to educate people about important scientific advances in genomics and how those advances may impact their lives. "Our goal for …
Funding Opportunities
The NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with great potential to accelerate future genomics research.
… Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other … efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with … disorders, single-cell genomics, precision medicine and how the field handles massive amounts of genomic data. …
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for … a major form of bladder cancer, including important genes and pathways that are disrupted in the disease. They also …
Staff
Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 and his M.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1976. He … genetics fellowships at the NIH's Interinstitute Medical Genetics Training Program, which he directed from … biochemical geneticists. He established American Board of Medical Specialties certification for medical biochemical …
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI's strategic planning process will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… a strategic planning effort to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. During the development of the … Social Media Use the #genomics2020 hashtag on Twitter and Facebook to follow and contribute to our strategic …
About NHGRI
Established in 1989, NHGRI collaborates with the scientific and medical communities to catalyze genomic breakthroughs.
… Established in 1989, NHGRI collaborates with the scientific and medical communities to catalyze genomic breakthroughs and supports the robust study and treatment of specific … A highly diverse community of expertise and skill sets is needed to run a scientific organization …
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… that requires a tetanus shot. But when those bad days, and the emotions they provoke, precede a visit to the doctor, … patients who received information about the role of genomics in being overweight viewed the information as threatening and were less likely to take steps to improve their health …
Strategic Plan
NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs.
… strategic planning that will establish a 2020 vision for genomics aimed at accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs. … emerging discipline to a vital area of biomedical research and a growing component of medical care, with far-reaching implications for society. The …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.
… The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a … disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide … , understanding the role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical care is increasingly …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… To productively use a long, blank (and boring) hallway near my office in Building 31 on the NIH … sequence – specifically, about 3 million G’s, A’s, T’s, and C’s stretching nearly 100 linear feet. As mentioned in a … Oct. 15-19, 2019; a workshop on “Integrating the Past and Future of ELSI Research” at the American Society of …