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The Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program is hosting a webinar to gather specific feedback on four potential goals for the field of ELSI research over the next decade.
… with the goal of publishing the final Strategic Plan in the fall of 2020.  Over the previous year, the NHGRI held … identifying and describing ambitious challenges to address in the next decade of genomics. These draft challenges, which were informed by the …
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On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… The report concludes that efforts to enhance diversity in the genomics field must improve.  With over 4,000 survey …
Diversity Center
The Pacific Center for Genome Research (PCGR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) aims to grow and support Genomic Research workforce at UHM, a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), which has a mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
… mission to serve historically underrepresented population in biomedical research, namely, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.  … Foster excellence in genomics research and grow and support the genomics workforce … implementing these findings in clinical settings.  … The Diversity Center for Genome Research at UHM supports research …
Diversity Center
Tuskegee University establishes the Carver Genomic Research Center.
… become a globally renowned center of emerging excellence in genomic medicine with a focus on health disparities. The … education, and workforce capacity in the field of genomics, specifically focusing on building the next … generation of the genomic science workforce, fostering diversity contributions to the university’s mission, the …
News Release
The NIH-funded Genomic Data Science Community Network unites institutions from across the country to diversify young researchers working in genomic data science.
… across the country to diversify young researchers working in genomic data science . … In sunny central California, Rosa … use computational and statistical methods to study genomics and biology in hopes of understanding living … committed to enriching the field of genomics through diversity,” Dr. Alcazar said. “The network organizers, …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom. … outreach, Carla Easter, Christina Daulton, Belen Hurle, diversity in genomics workforce … The NHGRI Short Course in
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Dr. Ebony Madden is the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Dr. Madden is the the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the … Her research portfolio includes the Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network, and H3Africa , CSER , …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence. 
… pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence.  … The … sequence was generated by the Human Genome Project in 2003. While this reference sequence has been regularly … News:   Human ‘pangenome’ published, with goal of making genomics more useful for diverse populations NewScientist : …
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The NHGRI and NCI held a pre-application webinar on May 15, 2020, for the Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) RFA-HG-20-001 and RFA-HG-20-002.
… Trial Not Allowed)." NHGRI and NCI staff members involved in these FOAs provided orientation and technical assistance … and answer questions from webinar attendees. Participation in this webinar was optional and not required to submit an … will be made available on this page. … Webinar … PRS Diversity Consortium Webinar … The NHGRI and NCI held a …
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 … has a strong commitment to funding programs to enhance diversity in the genomics workforce and to support research about genomics and …