Search Results
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… can buy a test that will read specific places in their DNA and provide them with information about their genome? … led to an explosion in at-home, or "direct to consumer" genomic testing. You can even seek genomic information without involving a healthcare provider …
About NHGRI
The Genomic Data Science Working Group facilitates engagement of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research on genomics and data science issues.
… The NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group facilitates a deeper … on complex issues at the interface between genomics and data science. … The NHGRI Genomic Data Science Working Group was created in 2017 as a … been charged with providing input to the NHGRI Director and other institute leaders about relevant trans-National …
News Release
Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel mutations in a well-known … the most common subtype of lung cancer. Knowledge of these genomic changes may expand the number of possible therapeutic targets for this disease and potentially identify a greater number of patients with …
Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… Real-world Advancement in Genomics Operations Network (DRAGON) 1U01HG013771-01  Clinical Sites  Awardees … Care The VA Genomics Learning Health System: Implementing genomic medicine across diverse veteran communities … of implementation science, learning health systems, and genomics at Northwestern Medicine 1U01HG013745-01 Kensaku …
News Release
Artificial intelligence tools help scientists decode genomic disorders and communicate genomic risks
NHGRI researchers are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to answer compelling questions in genomics, such as predicting rare genetic disorders and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making.
… explain how they use artificial intelligence for their genomic studies. … unravel the many mysteries of genomics, they require more and more sophisticated technologies to diagnose, monitor and … type of cancer will progress , find disease-causing genomic variants and identify genetic disorders by examining …
News Release
NIH is awarding $5.4 million in first-year funding to establish a new program that supports the integration of genomics into learning health systems. As genomic testing becomes increasingly common, more and more genomic data are available in clinical settings, and learning health systems present an opportunity to translate this evidence quickly and directly into improvements in medical care.
… Network will analyze and improve how genomic information is … are a type of clinical practice that bridges research and patient care. These systems use a variety of methods to … aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems. As …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
… National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach … to patient care involves selecting patients with specific genomic variants and then studying their traits and symptoms; this finding … About NHGRI and NIH …
Staff
Dr. Laura Koehly is the chief of and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D., is chief and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research … Dr. Koehly is particularly interested in how genetic/genomic risk information can be used to activate network processes to … social relationships on the communication of genetic and genomic risk information within families (e.g., family health …
For Patients and Families
FAQs about genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics.
… genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. … genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. ​​ ​ … genetic disorders, the impact of genomics on your health, and the emerging science of pharmacogenomics. …
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… diabetes, keep heart disease patients out of hospitals and guide cancer clinicians and patients to the most effective drugs. … beyond the academic medical center and explore the use of genomic medicine in community-based clinics and primary care … in Care and Treatment (PREDICT) tests potentially at-risk patients for variants that are associated with drugs for …