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Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program at the National Human Genome Research Institute, launched in 1990 with the anticipation … probability of adult-onset disease. From rdflme Is the research community considering the implications of providing …
Research Training
The Graduate Partnerships Program develops future scientists by providing opportunities to perform research in NHGRI laboratories.
… future scientists by providing the opportunity to perform research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) laboratories. … The four year … of future scientists by providing opportunities to perform research in NHGRI laboratories. … Graduate Partnerships …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… is a postdoctoral fellow in the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin microbiome and leg … NHGRI, who studies how race and ethnicity affect genomics research. He talked about the Physicians' Understanding of …
Fact Sheet
Diversity among genomics research participants is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… who have given permission for their DNA to be used for research are from European ancestry, making many populations … from across the globe underrepresented in genomics research. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is working to enhance the …
News Release
NHGRI will highlight rare disease research that benefits affected patients and provides insights into more common disorders on Rare Disease Day.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers are highlighting rare disease research that benefits affected patients and also provides … Ph.D., and Brian P. Brooks, M.D., Ph.D.- will provide research updates at the February 27 event. In NHGRI's Medical …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program has funded research grants from investigators in a wide range of … ELSI questions. As the pace of genomic and genetic research increases, the development of research teams that …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… The Center for Genomics and Data Science Research focuses on the development and application of … with health and disease. Members of the center perform research at the forefront of genomics and have made foundational research contributions to the field including the first truly …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… about the risks and benefits of participating in a research project. … The informed consent process and consent form should reflect the research uses for which samples, genomic data, and health … is preferable whenever possible to facilitate future research and increase the scientific value of the data. For …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a documented record and/or historical and current mission of recruiting, educating, training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical research.
… The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), …
News Release
An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… integral to the advancement of a spectrum of disease-based research. As knowledge stemming from the completion of the … technologies become increasingly affordable, genomics research is playing an ever-larger role across biomedical research. … On Jan. 30, 2015, President Barack Obama …