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La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar una secuencia de ADN o ARN en una muestra biológica.
… Hibridación in situ … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de … is a laboratory technique used to localize a sequence of DNA or RNA in a biological sample. In this technique, a biological sample consisting of tissue sections, cells or chromosomes from an individual …
About NHGRI
NHGRI's commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our Institute to achieve the highest level of genomic innovation, reduce health disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine.
… University / Houston Methodist Hospital Racial inequities in health and what we can do about them October 8, 2020 David R. Williams, Ph.D. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … NHGRI is committed to promoting diversity, … with an anti-racism approach in the scientific enterprise Human Genetics and Genomics Advances, September 16, 2021 An …
Event
On October 10, 2024, NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs. The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting.
… Welcome Overview of the Population Genomic Screening Discussion … There will … however, attendees are encouraged to email questions in advance to simona.volpi@nih.gov .  … Agenda … Questions … … , RFA-HG-24-022 , and RFA-HG-24-023 . The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program …
News Release
NHGRI has released a new action agenda for a diverse genomics workforce. This ambitious set of goals, objectives, and implementation strategies details NHGRI’s plans for enhancing the diversity of the genomics workforce by 2030.
… champion an inclusive genomics workforce. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released  a new action agenda for a … to the NHGRI director on genomics and health disparities, in the latest issue of ASHG’s American Journal of Human …
News Release
NHGRI has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable the highest level of genomic innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the central coordinating office for training and career development across the Institute.
… addressing health disparities. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has established the Office of Training, Diversity and Health Equity (TiDHE) to enable … innovation by fostering diversity and health equity in genomics and genomic medicine. It will also serve as the …
News Release
Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network have found. In the study, published … … A More Useful Classification System Instead of considering gastric cancer as a single disease, as has … by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the …
News Release
This publication and the release of the accompanying data address knowledge gaps across genomics and are certain to have a continuing impact in the field.
… Amy Bentley … As the birthplace of modern humans, Africa is home to the greatest genomic variation in the world. An important limitation to the field of … a continuing impact in the field. Geographical regions and populations of origin for H3Africa whole genome sequence …
Event
On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD.
… On November 8-9, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored its 15th … Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. This meeting discussed the current state of population genomic screening in the U.S., as well as …
News Release
An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… that includes researchers from the National Institutes of Health has completed the first comprehensive … Africa. The region is the most genetically diverse in the world, yet few studies have looked into genomic risk … that the migration from Africa in the early days of the human race was followed by a migration back into the …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… tests more accurately assess disease risk regardless of genetic ancestry. … To prevent an emerging genomic … recalibrated these genetic tests using ancestrally diverse genomic data. As reported in Nature Medicine , the optimized tests provide a more …