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For Patients and Families
The partnership engages communities on genomics, informs and shares perspectives, and impacts the focus of research.
… diverse populations to engage communities around genomic science, to inform and share perspectives about genomic research, and to impact the focus of research. Guided … Jean Jenkins, Ph.D., Clinical Advisor, Division of Policy, Communications and Education Laura Lyman Rodriguez, …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data. 
… and consider how they relate to the ongoing use of legacy data;  Summarize current approaches to the use of population … Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Office of Science Policy … Objectives … *Participating NIH Institutes, Centers … Framework for an Evolving Field , with regards to legacy genomic data.  This workshop brought together leaders of …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… Genomic medicine is an emerging medical discipline that … therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, genomic … genomics, epigenomics, environmental exposure, and other data would be used to more accurately guide individual …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… Strategic Planning events include: one of two data science web-based workshops  held on Oct. 31, 2019; a … work on the human skin microbiome and the use of genomic tools to advance the tracking and control of … risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics. … In the November 2019 edition of The …
Staff
Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide … for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. Ms. Di Francesco joined NHGRI in 2014 …
Event
NHGRI holds a pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … NHGRI holds a pre-application … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural … applied genomics, comparative genomics, bioinformatics and genomic medicine. The newly established Center and its … a fundamental challenge in genomics: understanding how genomic variants affect genome function in giving rise to …
OGDS
NHGRI held a second pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … NHGRI held a second … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
Research Funding
Bioinformatics and computational biology are cross-cutting areas broadly relevant and fundamental across the entire spectrum of genomics.
… Today, however, advances in tools and techniques for data generation are rapidly increasing the amount of data … the NIH-funded biomedical data science ecosystem. Read the Genomic Data Science Fact Sheet . See the Draft 2023-2028 NIH … software and tools to maximalize security in genomic data sharing and storage. General Computational Tools : Any …
News Release
A 2018 workshop led by Alaska Native people provides a path towards collaborative, community-driven genomics research.
… Native Health Board (ANHB) — co-sponsored a workshop on genomic research with the National Human Genome Research … that has caused Alaska Native populations to be wary of sharing their genetic data with researchers and the federal government. Alaska …