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For Patients and Families
​Pharmacogenomics combines the science of how drugs work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics.​
… uses information about a person's genetic makeup, or genome, to choose the drugs and drug doses that are likely to … particular person. This new field combines the science of how drugs work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics. … Pharmacogenomics uses …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2021 issue of the Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. talks about the NIH UNITE program's goal to end structural racism in biomedical research.
… But before you get to those stories, I have a couple of important reminders. As mentioned in last month’s issue of The Genomics Landscape , Dan Kastner M.D., Ph.D., has … Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will host a virtual Machine Learning in …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… we celebrated three anniversaries — the 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA's double-helical structure, the 20th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, and the 20th anniversary of National DNA Day. … by working with experts in epidemiology, environmental sciences, and other relevant disciplines. NHGRI is amongst …
News Release
The NIH-funded Genomic Data Science Community Network unites institutions from across the country to diversify young researchers working in genomic data science.
… statistical methods to study genomics and biology in hopes of understanding living systems, biological processes, and … to genomic data science. Funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the Community Network … that by doing so, we can enhance retention rates in the sciences and increase resilience among this population of …
News Release
Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… The New York Academy of Medicine honors NHGRI Scientific Director for advances in … Rotimi is the scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a role in which he directs … in Genomics (iSPRinG) and Future Leaders Advancing Genomic Sciences in Health Innovation Postdoctoral Program (FLAGSHIP) …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI seeks to identify outstanding tenure-track or tenure-eligible investigators for the newly established Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR) within the Division of Intramural Research, located in Bethesda, Maryland.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a major research component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department … for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR) within the Division of Intramural Research, located in Bethesda, …
Staff
​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. His primary focus is in the Genome Informatics and Computational Biology Program, where he oversees a range of bioinformatics and computational biology awards, focusing …
For Teachers
The Your Genome & You infographic introduces the basics of genetics and genomics, and how the science impacts our lives.
… The Your Genome & You  infographic introduces the basics of genetics … about genomic research, and to impact the focus of research. … Printable PDF   Text in the infographic: …
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.
… I gave four talks – specifically, at the Indian Academy of Sciences in Bangalore, the National Institute of … asked to lead the new NHGRI program. …  The Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource is an NHGRI-funded program and the … NIH & NHGRI News Proposed Reorganization of the NHGRI Division of Policy, Communications and Education Genome: …
Staff
Dr. Nicole Lockhart is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
… Dr. Nicole Lockhart came to National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in 2012 as a program director in the Division of Genomics and Society. Dr. Lockhart oversees a portfolio of …