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Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… advances of this research to benefit everyone more equally and improve health equity, it is important that the diversity of the … is perceived by different communities. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) wants to ensure that …
News Release
As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family this November, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
… Bob Wildin, M.D. and Muin Khoury, M.D., Ph.D. … As you celebrate Thanksgiving … remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day . … Family health history is important to … homes, and with families. In June 2016, The National Human Genome Research Institute gathered family health …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… investigators. The three-year grants are part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program, funded by the …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have … The underlying costs associated with different methods and strategies for sequencing genomes are of great interest … for many years (see Figure 1). With the growing scale of human genetics studies and the increasing number of clinical …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … Did … sequences. This reveals genomic changes that have occurred in different populations over time, which provides a more …
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.
… integration of environmental exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study Disease Study Site** … Diabetes, and Kidney Disease: A Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Study Site Disease Study Site** Krzysztof … … NIH awards $50.3 million for “multi-omics” research on human health and disease September 12, 2023 … Multi-Omics for …
Educational Resources
The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome.
… Human Genome Project … The Human Genome Project was an international project that mapped and sequenced the entire human genome. … Human Genome … Conducted from 1990 to 2003, the project was historic in its scope and scale as well as its groundbreaking approach …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and informatic tools to …
Event
On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC.
… On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop … titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC. In the future, it is likely that … use different pharmaceuticals, gene-based therapeutics, and preventive strategies) as well as real-time genetic …
FAQ
On August 23, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute hosted a pre-application webinar for the Investigator-Initiated Research in Genomics and Health Equity RFAs: RFA-HG-23-017 and RFA-HG-23-018.
… to discuss alignment of their research ideas with the RFA and with the missions of the respective … RFAs, there must be a clear research focus on genomics and health equity. … Is there a preference of the type of … policy and procedures. … On August 23, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute hosted a pre-application …