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Outreach
A list of upcoming and previous NHGRI events held in celebration of National DNA Day.
… events held in celebration of National DNA Day, including special seminars, online discussions and guest speakers. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 7, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green details NHGRI's new agenda on enhancing genomics workforce diversity.
… in clinical care, and mistrust among excluded populations — redress of which will require sustained and … in this way can we learn from and ensure benefit to all populations in what is not only a social and ethical, but …
News Release
NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… for clinical studies involving ancestrally diverse populations. … The National Institutes of Health is …
Educational Resources
A stem cell is a cell with the potential to form many of the different cell types found in the body.
The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… … The dogs of Chernobyl: Demographic insights into populations inhabiting the nuclear exclusion zone Spatola et … Power Plant. The study found two genetically distinct populations of dogs living in the industrial areas of the … Research Program and a advisor to President Biden for special projects. Dr. Collins is also a former NIH director …
Fact Sheet
Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.
… take sequence data from de-identified genomes and, under special circumstances, connect them back to the person whose … researchers to describe their research purpose so that a special data access committee can evaluate the consistency of … These data are coming from millions of people in various populations across the world. Data about a single human …
Jobs at NHGRI
An NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section (CCDGS), a new section in the Center for Precision Health Research at NHGRI, under Dr. Neil Hanchard.
… high blood pressure - in African- and African-ancestry populations. The successful candidate will be responsible for … genome-level variation in a variety of human diseases and populations. … Candidates should have, or be very close to …
Funding Opportunities
Guidance that covers: (1) Letters of Intent; (2) NHGRI’s Genomic Data Sharing Expectations (3) Applications requesting more than $500K direct costs in any year; and (4) Communication with NHGRI Program Staff.
… for Applications (RFAs) or Program Announcements with Special Review Criteria (PARs) in which Letters of Intent …
Staff
Sharna Tingle is the Genomic Program Administrator for NHGRI's Division of Extramural Operations.
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… Roundtable on Inclusion and Engagement of Underrepresented Populations in Genomics National Human Genome Research … Health and Human Development (NICHHD) Jamal Jefferson Special Volunteer, National Human Genome Research Institute … Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Allison Mandich , MS Special Assistant, Office of the Director National Human …