Last updated: September 06, 2013
Genomic Sequencing and Newborn Screening Telebriefing Resources
Genomic Sequencing and Newborn Screening Telebriefing Resources
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of NIH, have awarded $5 million to four grantees from multiple institutions in fiscal year 2013 under the Genomic Sequencing and Newborn Screening Disorders research program.
The program, which will be funded at $25 million over the next five years, was developed from the advice of experts who attended the December 13-14, 2010 meeting, Newborn Screening in the Genomic Era: Setting a Research Agenda. It will sponsor research projects that bring together teams of researchers with expertise in genomic sequencing and analysis of genomic sequence information, application of knowledge gained from genomic sequencing to patient care and the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic information.
Press Materials
From NHGRI
- Press Release: NIH program explores the use of genomic sequencing in newborn healthcare
Telebriefing Audio [MP3 - 12 MB]- Telebriefing Transcript, Sept. 4, 2013
- Telebriefing Participant Bios
- Newborn Screening Fact Sheet
From NICHD
From NIH Office of Extramural Research
- RFA-HD-13-010: Genomic Sequencing and Newborn Screening Disorders (U19)
Related Press Releases
- Brigham and Women's Hospital: Brigham and Women's Hospital Awarded $6 Million to Study Genome Sequencing in Newborns
- Boston Children's Hospital: Boston Children's, Brigham and Women's receive $6 million for genome sequencing in newborns
- Children's Mercy Hospital: Children's Mercy Receives $5 Million NIH Grant for 50-Hour Genomic Diagnosis in Critically Ill Newborns
- From University of California, San Francisco: UCSF Receives $4.5M to Study Value of Gene Sequencing in Newborns
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center: UNC partners with NIH to explore genomic testing for newborns
Grantees
- From Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Robert Green
- From Boston Children's Hospital
Alan Beggs
- From Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
Stephen Kingsmore
- From University of California, San Francisco
Robert Nussbaum
- From University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cynthia Powell | Jonathan Berg
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