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Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… 80 percent, said Dr. Persky, who heads NHGRI's Immersive Virtual Environment Test Unit. Because of this profound … house (neutral). Participants then watched videos of a virtual physician delivering information about the genomic or …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in May 2020.
… Genomic Nurses 21 Extramural Meeting Schedule Changes ELSI Virtual Forum ELSI Virtual Forum Registration 22 Human Heredity and Health in …
Fact Sheet
Genomic variation accounts for some of the differences among people, including important aspects of their health and susceptibility to diseases.
… it only accounts for single-nucleotide differences. In reality, any two peoples’ genomes are, on average, ~99.6% … sequence is shown for the purposes of simplification, in reality, each person actually has two genome sequences (one …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. notes that a number of individuals with strong ties to NHGRI have been nominated and/or appointed to serve on the White House Science Team.
… group of Future Research Leaders (FRLs) for a two-day virtual conference on June 29-30. The FRLC application portal … On February 3, First Lady Jill Biden, Ph.D., paid a virtual visit to NIH on the eve of World Cancer Day to … NHGRI will host its first Genomics in the Media virtual lecture series, which will feature innovative …
Event
On Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2020, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored the ENCODE 2020: Research Applications and Users Meeting.
… genomic datasets to accelerate their own research. The virtual meeting featured: Hands-on workshops on learning to … with ENCODE data Short talks selected from abstracts … Virtual … ENCODE 2020: Research Applications and Users …
News Release
NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
Clinical Research
The Metabolism, Infection and Immunity (MINI) Section aims to define the relationship between infection, immunity and clinical decline in individuals with mitochondrial disease.
… Therapy in the Mitochondrial Disease Community Virtual Participation | Participate Now ! … Clinical Research …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… 2021, the NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group hosted a virtual meeting titled “Genomic Medicine XIII: Developing a …
News Release
Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… and treat disease. These findings move us closer to that reality." The team also found that having a mutation did not …