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Health
Healthcare professionals determine whether individuals, other family members, or future generations may be at increased risk of developing particular conditions.
For Health Professionals
The ISCC-PEG Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Project Group has developed peer-reviewed online education for healthcare practitioners to advance pharmacogenomics in clinical practice.
News Release
NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… co-coordinator of the UDN working group that oversees the development and implementation of the UDN. "The network will … supports grants for research and training and career development at sites nationwide. Additional information about …
News Release
NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
… called the Novel Nucleic Acid Sequencing Technology Development program (previously known as the Advanced …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… sessions with clients and on interventions consistent with development of counseling expertise. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg … need for genetic counseling services. … Professional Development Programs …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… cells and organoids, which will be useful for IGVF methods development and benchmarking.  Laralynne Przybyla, … and better understanding of regulatory mechanisms in development and disease.  Anny Xiaobo Zhou, Harvard Medical … of genetic variation and genome function on phenotype  Development and testing of innovative predictive models of …
Professional Development Programs
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks qualified physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and genetic counselors interested in acquiring credentials and experience to lead genomic medicine research and implementation programs at the NIH, major medical centers and other organizations.
… The ACMG rotation offers experience leadership development, organizational operations, public policy, and … best practices and broader considerations  Research Grant Development, Implementation, and Management General Knowledge … interactions (IC, OMB, FDA, CDC etc.)  New Concept Development Evaluate current knowledge and emerging issues to …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program trains students to conduct research and provides clinical rotations to learn about genetic conditions.
… for students to be involved in policy analysis and development. Evaluation of rotations Preceptors evaluate each … NHGRI Office of the Director. This branch conducts policy development and analysis that enables NHGRI to pursue its … legislation and policy that advances the equitable development of and access to lifesaving diagnoses, …
Summit
This Summit is a 5-year initiative (2016-2020) designed to help developing nations build and expand their knowledge base, infrastructure, systems, research efforts and technologies in human genetics and genomics.
… collaborative, biological project that led to the development of a reference sequence for the human genome. … Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D. , Director, … Miller, Ph. D. , Sr. Research Program Officer, Center for Development Research, US Agency for International Development …
Research Funding
Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium will work together to develop and implement approaches to integrating extant genotype and phenotype data for the purpose of conducting and disseminating Consortium-wide PRS analyses.
… Cambridge Josep Mercader*, Maggie Ng, Alisa Manning Development of Polygenic Risk Scores for Diabetes and … and consortia proposed by the study sites for either PRS development or validation. An initial priority for this WG … diverse populations. A key focus is the collaborative development, application, and evaluation of PRS approaches in …