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Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
Staff
Diana Bianchi is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… and brain and placenta tissue from four different mouse models of Down syndrome, the Ts65Dn, the Ts1Cje, Dp(16)1Yey … effects of maternal diet during pregnancy on the murine fetal brain transcriptome and offspring behavior.  … Siegel AE, Tantravahi U, Bianchi DW. An Integrated Human/Murine Transcriptome and Pathway Approach To Identify …
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… Their findings suggest that dogs could serve as in vivo models for developing therapies for many human cancers, …
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… tissue microarrays for rapid molecular profiling, mouse models of inherited disorders and a diverse range of genes. … …
Staff
Dr. Peter McGuire is an investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… patients with mitochondrial disease. The MINIS uses animal models, combined with infectious organisms or immune … by concurrent studies of immune function using animal models. By expanding the immune phenotype of patients with … virus serotype 8 gene transfer rescues a lethal murine model of citrullinemia type 1. Gene Ther, 20:1188-1191 …
News Release
Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
… Raymond MacDougall … With eye-catching models, interactive displays and engaging elements, the …
News Release
NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
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William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… associated skin cancer risks, as well as provide animal models for future studies of drug intervention. Dr. Pavan’s … for treatment of NPC and assess these compounds in animal models with the goal of translating this information into … J, Ohno K, Rosenfeld MA, Tagle DA, Pentchev PG, Pavan WJ. Murine model of Niemann-Pick C disease: Mutation in a …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
…   Development and testing of innovative predictive models of the impact of genomic variation on genome function … catalog of variant impacts and including data, tools, and models that will be shared with the broader research … The Brennand laboratory integrates human stem cell models and genomic engineering, towards resolving the complex …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recognizes the 2023 recipients of the Bettie J. Graham Leadership Award for Enhancing DEIA in the Genomics Workforce.