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Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… obesity risk can significantly reduce the extent to which medical students stereotype and avoid eye contact with a … WMP. Nonverbal and paraverbal behavior in (simulated) medical visits related to genomics and weight: A role for … and Eccleston, CP. Impact of genetic causal information on medical students' clinical encounters with an obese virtual …
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Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Ph.D. … Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research … disorders … Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
News Release
Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… Institutes of Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse Groups Underrepresented in Genomic … the study's first author and a genetics fellow at Harvard Medical School. The researchers noted that policies and … of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also medical director of the Broad Institute Clinical Research …
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Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… genetics fellowships at the NIH's Interinstitute Medical Genetics Training Program, which he directed from … biochemical geneticists. He established American Board of Medical Specialties certification for medical biochemical genetics. He served on the board of …
News Release
After several decades as a major genomics leader, Eric Green is elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science.
… National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in medical science. … The National Academy of Medicine has … M.D., Ph.D., NIH Distinguished Investigator in the NHGRI Medical Genetics Branch. "Eric has catalyzed making genomics … Chemistry. He has also been honored several times by his medical and graduate school alma mater, Washington University …
Talking Glossary
A polygenic risk score (abbreviated PRS) uses genomic information alone to assess a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition.
… a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. … A polygenic risk score (abbreviated PRS) … a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. A person’s PRS is a statistical … a person’s chances of having or developing a particular medical condition. … Talking Glossary …
Educational Resources
An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease found in humans.
… Model … An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease … humans. … An animal model is a non-human species used in medical research because it can mimic aspects of a disease …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a person’s genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… reaction.   Pharmacogenomics is part of the growing medical areas of genomic medicine and precision medicine … the past who are taking multiple medications or have other medical conditions that may affect how they respond to … testing is not yet available for every medication or every medical condition. However, scientists have identified over …
Educational Resources
Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… Epidemiology … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic … in populations. … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic …
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Dr. Suzanne Hart was the deputy director of the Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Fellowship Training Program until she retired in late 2023.
… in 1985. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the Medical College of Virginia (now called Virginia Commonwealth … She is an ABMG board-certified clinical biochemical and medical geneticist. She completed her postdoctoral training … joined NHGRI in 2003. She was the deputy director of the Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Fellowship Training …