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Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
… to compromise the adoption of polygenic risk scores in clinical care. To address this concern, the research teams, funded primarily by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), have published a 22-item … framework — created by NHGRI’s Clinical Genome Resource's (ClinGen) Complex Disease Working Group  and the Polygenic …
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Dr. Oleg Shchelochkov is Director of NHGRI Clinical and Laboratory Residencies and Fellowships, and an Associate Investigator in the Office of the Clinical Director.
… Dr. Shchelochkov is a board-certified pediatrician, clinical geneticist and medical biochemical geneticist, and … NHGRI appointed Dr. Shchelochkov as the new Director of Clinical and Laboratory Residencies and Fellowships. Dr. … publications and book chapters. … Dr. Shchelochkov’s clinical research has focused on understanding the natural …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… large-scale sequence datasets. NIH is increasingly hosting genome-sequence datasets and other genomic datasets in cloud … glossary’s terms receive over 70,000 views per month. This resource is filled with definitions, audio recordings, and … of the first researchers to stand up a microbiome-focused clinical protocol at NIH, work that has proven highly …
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Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 resources.
… part of a new website launched by the National Human Genome Research Institute. … Developed with input from clinical educators and administrators, The Method for … and understand how to prepare their workforce for emerging clinical applications. "The MINC toolkit is a starting point …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 4, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the establishment of the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC), which aims to move towards more internationally coordinated, sustainable, and streamlined mechanisms that support the biodata ecosystem.
… Director of the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research in the early 1990’s! If you would like to … that are now working to understand the global biodata resource infrastructure and to move towards more … in the world, the nursing community, for guiding the clinical implementation of genomics. But this resource is not …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… polygenic risk scores and more! Specifically, the new resource describes polygenic traits, introduces how … into account information about variants across a person’s genome, comparing the collection of such genomic variants in … research investigating how such information can be used in clinical practice. NHGRI concluded that an informational …
Talking Glossary
Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that involves using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care.
… using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care. … Genomic medicine is a medical discipline … using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care. Other similar terms include individualized … using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care. … Talking Glossary …
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​Christina R. Daulton is an education outreach specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… is an Education Outreach Specialist at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in the Education and … and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. … Staff …
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Rosann Wise is a program analyst in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Rosann Wise is a program analyst at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in the Education and … part of the ECIB team that supports the NHGRI/Smithsonian Genome: Unlocking Life's Code traveling exhibition, … and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​ … Staff …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… Research Program  (IRP). Josh is a world leader in clinical informatics and precision medicine, with his … asked to lead the new NHGRI program. …  The Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource is an NHGRI-funded program and the first …