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Policies and Guidance
NIH established the Diversity Supplements program to improve the diversity of the research workforce by recruiting and supporting students, post-doctorates, and eligible investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research.
… including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research. This supplement … including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research. … NIH … including those from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research. … Policies and …
News Release
NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.  The program … backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical sciences, and are invested in … backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. … NHGRI will …
Leadership Initiatives
The 2021 NHGRI Action Agenda for a diverse genomics workforce is an ambitious set of goals and objectives to enhance the representation individuals from diverse backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups in the genomics workforce. The Action Agenda: Progress Report and Implementation Plan details the programs and projects that have been enacted since its release.
… a diverse workforce that includes people from groups underrepresented in the genomics enterprise. … To be at the … individuals from diverse backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups in the genomics workforce. The Action … individuals from diverse backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups in genomics to receive access to …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… cause common periodic fever have spread in Mediterranean populations over centuries, potentially protecting people … plague. … Researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory … have been positively selected for in Mediterranean populations over centuries. The findings were published in …
Media Availability
Type 2 diabetes is a disease that affects ten percent of the world's population, but the genetics underlying the disease remain poorly understood.
… genetic changes, known as variants, are distributed among populations and how they lead to increased risk. Functional …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations. … While single ‘omic analyses have produced … and standards that can be generalized across diseases and populations. It will also generate a standardized and … to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations. By leveraging disease contexts where multi-omic …
News Release
Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… susceptibility to the disease in sub-Saharan African populations. The gene could also influence the development of T2D in other populations and inform further research. In a study published … discovered in African populations (which have been vastly underrepresented in genomics research), it is possible that …
Educational Resources
Ancestry-informative markers are sets of polymorphisms for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions.
… for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions. … Ancestry, … that appear in substantially different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions of the world. … for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions. … …
Diversity Center
The Morehouse School of Medicine established the Center of Genomic Diversity that aims to create a transformative impact on genomics research and health outcomes in minority populations, fostering an inclusive and equitable research environment.
… particularly in addressing health disparities in minority populations. Specifically, the program focuses on first … on genomics research and health outcomes in minority populations, fostering an inclusive and equitable research … and supportive environments for under-represented (UR) populations in genetics and genomics by fostering …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… Coordinating Center (CC) involving diverse settings and populations to conduct pragmatic clinical trials of genomic … through pragmatic trials in diverse and underserved populations across Indiana Todd Skaar, Ph.D., Indiana … Implementation Research in the Diverse Settings and Populations of New York City Carol Horowitz, M.D., M.P.H., …