Search Results

41 - 50 of 2435
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… array of updates about the many happenings at NHGRI and in genomics, I would like to draw your attention to efforts of … and data interpretation. This RFI was released in parallel with a companion RFI focused on reference …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… The Big Picture Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important … researchers and other stakeholders is important given the ethical, legal and social implications of their historical … ethnicity may be useful for examining social or political issues; documenting racial/ethnic health disparities ; …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes Marcus G. Hodges as the new Intramural Training Office Director.
… of that talk is now available on YouTube . I was last in Australia 12 years ago, and I was overwhelmingly impressed … and depth of genetics and genomics research and its ethical and societal implications. The series began in July … provide important opportunities to discuss the social issues connected to genomics. The invited experts offered …
News Release
NIH issues a notice seeking public comment on a proposed update to the data management of genomic summary results under the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice in its Guide to Grants and Contracts seeking public comment … to update data management of genomic summary results … NIH issues a notice seeking public comment on a proposed update … privacy and research participants, science policy … NIH issues a notice seeking public comment on a proposed update …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
… bacteria, and animals. Editing DNA can lead to changes in physical traits, like eye color, and disease risk. … policymakers still have to address technical barriers and ethical concerns surrounding genome editing. Technical … held a conference to talk about these and similar ethical issues at the  International Summit on Human Gene Editing . … …
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing ​
… Techniques to modify DNA in the genome have existed for several decades, but the … tends to focus on the potential use of genome editing in humans, the main application of this technology has been … creating targeted mutations to the genome. 5  Large-scale genomics projects that once took many years and tens of … accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing ​ … Policy Issues …
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.
… this meeting, was announcing the first cohort of fellows in the new American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG)-NHGRI … who will discuss and contextualize the scientific, ethical, and historical complexities around sex, gender, and … Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics issues meeting report … Charles Rotimi awarded Arthur S. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… address to the entering class at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Since most of the students in attendance are not majoring in the sciences, I focused on how genomics is increasingly relevant in our everyday lives. It …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the … fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities … genetic therapies into health care, as well as societal issues of genomics, race and human genetic variation. … The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes Robert Rivers as the new director for institute’s Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office.
… All the best,   … The impact of clinical genome sequencing in a global population with suspected rare genetic disease … commitment to funding programs to enhance diversity in the genomics workforce and to support research about genomics and … staff on genomics workforce diversity and health equity issues. Moreover, Dr. Rivers will lead collaborations with …