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Research at NHGRI
NHGRI's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomics into a greater understanding of human biology and develop better methods for the detection, prevention and …
Policy Issues
Clinical research may yield new health-related information about volunteers who have chosen to participate in the studies.
… When conducting clinical research studies, scientists may discover new health-related … in the studies. This raises the question of when and how it is appropriate for the scientists to look for and share such research findings. … There are ongoing …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, prevent, detect and better treat disease. In some cases, research …
News Release
NIH submits new policy that requires all NIH-funded investigators who conduct sensitive, health-related research be issued Certificates of Confidentiality.
… 13, 2016, was to strengthen privacy protections law for research participants. The new law specifically requires … new policy, as of October 1, 2017, NIH-funded researchers and their institutions will automatically be issued a … with the requirements of the policy will become a term and condition of award for grant recipients collecting …
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Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
… With hundreds of rare bone disorders catalogued and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira discusses the … in medical genetics. After being exposed to clinical research here at NHGRI and other institutions nearby, I knew … M.D. , a staff clinician in the Metabolic Medicine Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… on genomic literacy among Africans as it relates to research conducted in Africa by African investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the … Both grants are part of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) component of H3Africa. The program …
Clinical Research
FAQs for Autoinflammatory Diseases Study providers and researchers.
… listed above, or patients who are older than 1 month and who have evidence of autoinflammatory disease (such as … when we can find multiple patients with the same symptoms and genetic variants. Our team is always excited to … Ivona Aksentijevich if you would like to further discuss research opportunities. … FAQ for Providers and Researchers … …
Research Funding
Contacts by Research Area
… Looking for a contact in your research area? Select a category below to find a program officer and funding related to that topic. About the Categories  … Contacts by Research Area: Search … Contacts by Research Area … Contacts …
Research at NHGRI
News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians.
… Research News and Events … News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians. … News …
Staff
Cristina Kapustij was the chief of the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute until June 2024.
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… Cristina Kapustij, M.S., is chief of the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Ms. Kapustij spearheads the branch’s … branch’s policy analysis related to the ethical, legal and social implications of human genomics research and develops …