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Funded Research
The Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (AGMR) program stimulates innovation and advance understanding of when, where and how best to implement the use of genomic information and technologies in clinical care.
… Infants and Children: A Novel Paradigm in Public Health Genomics Julio David Duarte University of Florida Preemptive … Supporting Team-Based, Longitudinal Genomic Diagnostic Care Katherine L. Nathanson Marylyn D. Ritchie Robert A. … Brownstein Boston Children's Hospital Navigating Online Patient Experiences of Genomic Medicine: Identifying and …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us choose the right medication at the right dose for each patient.
… Genomics is helping us choose the right medication at the right dose for each patient. … Did you know that the sequence of your genome can … bodies must make a few chemical changes that convert them into an active form, just like we do when we eat food. Then, …
News Release
Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… ignored - two recent research studies suggest that doctor-patient talks about the genomic underpinnings of obesity can … be a downside, of course. Healthcare providers who discuss genomics and behavioral risk factors with overweight mothers … with overweight parents has an increased risk of growing into an obese adult. In 2013, the American Medical …
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… patients who received information about the role of genomics in being overweight viewed the information as … wanted to determine how to communicate information about genomics and weight so that patients are motivated to perform … tend to think that communication related to genomics and common disease is fairly unrelated to emotion," …
Fact Sheet
Understanding gene therapy for sickle cell disease
… about gene therapy. … Overview … Additional resources … Patient education materials … Understanding gene therapy for … for the sickle cell disease community … Gene therapy patient education materials … Understanding gene therapy for …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement. 
… The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a … the role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical care is increasingly important to critically examine how new …
News Release
Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… nurse gather at the NIH Clinical Center to discuss the patient's care. Image Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI   Dr. … "I am so thankful and grateful to them." "While not every patient will go from wheelchairs to winning dance contests, …
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… for the field, such as the relationship between microbiome genomics and disease risk prediction; the microbiome and …
Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… the skills necessary for world class, translational genomics research. We intend to assist in the development of … many disciplines. The NIH Clinical Center only provides care for research subjects; non-research patients are not … and begin to design the research project. Final acceptance into the program will be offered upon receipt of a written …