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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… Mjoseth … Researchers at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and their colleagues* are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome. Health disparities … and homelands despite decades of health disparities research . The role of the microbiome on ethnic and racial …
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Shawneequa Callier is a special volunteer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at the George Washington University … Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, clinical research, bioethics … Shawneequa Callier is a …
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NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… consent process. … As public interest and expanded research in human genome editing grows, many questions remain … are seriously ill may overestimate the benefits of early clinical trials while underestimating the risks. This makes … informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials. Gene-editing treatments, which appear to …
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IGNITE enhances genomic medicine by supporting the development of methods for incorporating genomic information into clinical care.
… genomics field have slowly started to find applications in clinical care. The field of "genomic medicine" could … into the electronic medical record (EMR) and provide clinical decision support (CDS) for implementation of … Hospital Medical Center H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute - DeBartolo Family Personalized Medicine …
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Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
… to compromise the adoption of polygenic risk scores in clinical care. To address this concern, the research teams, funded primarily by the National Human Genome … in their studies. This framework — created by NHGRI’s Clinical Genome Resource's (ClinGen) Complex Disease Working …
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The Division of Genomic Medicine promotes the NHGRI's efforts to advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care.
… advance the application of genomics to medical science and clinical care. … Many DGM programs and projects have working groups with similar research topics and missions. … The division plans, directs … awareness of research efforts in relevant program areas. … Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) …
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The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research provides expert advice on genetics, genomics research, training and programs to NHGRI and the NIH.
… The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) advises the Department of Health and Human … Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), on genetics, genomic research, training and programs related to the human genome …
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ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
… (ASHG) members have selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and long-time investigator with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), as their new president-elect. In … ASHG … ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with …
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Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… for variants that could cause health problems. At the NIH Clinical Center, researchers took a blood sample from Bryant. … that people who have their genomes sequenced in a clinical setting should also have their genomic data screened … disease. In 2019, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) started the Genomic Services …
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The Physician-Scientist Development Program helps physicians develop research programs dedicated to the disorders they specialize in.
… and, armed with training from the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Physician-Scientist Development … IEM. After medical school, residency and a fellowship in clinical biochemical genetics, Dr. McGuire landed a job at a … at academic medical centers is challenging because the clinical demands are skyrocketing and very sick patients, …