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Fact Sheet
Enhancing the diversity of the research workforce fosters innovation and creativity.
News Release
NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… can reduce their risk for diseases, such as changing their behavior and seeking clinical care. African Americans …
Research Training
The FLAGSHIP program aims to train early career postdoctoral scientists to become future leaders in genomic sciences research.
News Release
NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the Three-minute Talk.
Leadership Initiatives
The History of Genomics Program collects and organizes historic materials related to the field of genomics and NHGRI as an organization.
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
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. 
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… cover a range of topics, including polygenic risk scores, behavior, human identity, gene editing, history of eugenics, …
Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
Policy Issues
Revisions to the Common Rule modernize, simplify, and enhance oversight for human subjects research in the United States.