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For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… work as members of health care teams providing information and support to individuals or families who have genetic … disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions. … Genetics professionals are health care professionals with … disease or disorder. A medical geneticist has completed a fellowship or has other advanced training in medical …
Educational Resources
Genetic discrimination is prejudice directed against people who have or may have a genetic disease.
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… … Genetic Epidemiology, Healthcare, Medicine, Population Genetics, Genetic Disease … Genetic epidemiology is a field … factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the … seek to understand the causes, distribution and control of inherited disease in groups and the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… will feature three individuals with strong ties to NHGRI. Dr. Francis Collins will continue as NIH director, Dr. … Lander will serve as President Biden’s science advisor and director of the White House Office of Science and … Research (formerly the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch) in the institute’s Intramural Research …
Educational Resources
Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
… species to produce a desired trait. Used in research and industry, genetic engineering has been applied to the … therapies, brewing yeasts, genetically modified plants and livestock, and more. … Genetic engineering is the process of using …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) offers a three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders. … The Medical …
Educational Resources
A genetic marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome.
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… Genetic Counseling from the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. … and rotations in the areas of genetic counseling, human genetics, public health, public policy, research methodology, … … Overview … Coursework … GCTP Program of Study … T​he JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Chris Gunter, Ph.D., as a senior advisor for genomics engagement. In this role, Dr. Gunter will advise the NHGRI director and the institute on issues and challenges associated with engaging the public about genomics and genomic medicine.
… Ph.D. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has appointed Chris Gunter, Ph.D., as a senior advisor … … In this role, Dr. Gunter will advise the NHGRI director and the institute on issues and challenges associated with … research investigating primate social behavior and autism genetics, as well as evaluating methods of public engagement …
Data Sharing Policies
Sample informed consent language, aligned with each of the informational elements of consent for genomic data sharing (GDS) outlined by NIH as important to convey, in language understandable to prospective participants.
… Informational Elements Outlined by NIH Guidance  Genomic and phenotypic data, and any other data relevant for the … federal and state laws and regulations.  *Note: NIH and NHGRI strongly encourages the broadest appropriate future use … be shared in the scientific literature or through other public scientific resources, such as data repositories or …