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Policies and Guidance
A webpage with information and associated FAQs that describe various expectations for data sharing that are specific to NHGRI-supported studies.
… How to Register Controlled-Access Studies  Study registration in dbGaP is required for large-scale human genomic studies, including those submitting data to AnVIL and studies with an Alternative Data Sharing Plan.  Follow the …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… (GC3) : a set of unfolding, interactive genomic case studies that allows participants to interview patients and …
News Release
NHGRI hosts a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" about using virtual reality to study a host of questions about the human genome.
… diverse and underrepresented populations in genomics-based studies, a recent analysis found that individuals of European … hurdles of recruiting diverse participants in genomic studies, to the factors that play into creating diverse study … is important that when recruiting participants in genomic studies that you inform the prospective participant about the …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… patients before they ever develop cancer. … All clinical studies are based on a set of rules or directions called a … approved by the FDA and marketed for public use. These studies continue testing the drug or treatment to collect … the experimental drug and who is in the control group. Studies are performed in this way so that neither the …
News Release
NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… standard for Down syndrome research, used in preclinical studies for nearly 30 years. Along with some successful …
News Release
A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… … A new role for zebrafish: larger scale gene function studies … A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in …
Media Availability
The Cancer Genome Atlas identified molecular subtypes to help clinicians determine which tumors are more aggressive and which will respond to treatment.
Staff
Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… of Prof. Dominic Kwiatkowski, where he worked on population differentiation, genome variation, and natural … medical students. His research has provided insight to the population genetics of the mutation that causes sickle cell … in diverse populations. Traditionally, genomic studies in children have focused on rare Mendelian …
Staff
Dr. Ebony Madden is the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… from Howard University. Her research interests include population genomics, genomic medicine, complex disease and … plasma B12, B6, and folate levels in an ischemic stroke population from the vitamin intervention for stroke … Manolio, R. Luepker. Reporting genetic results in research studies: summary and recommendations of an NHLBI working …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.