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A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… The Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG) are a … disease phenotypes. … The CCDG initiative explores a range of diseases with the goal of: Undertaking variant discovery … designs to better understand the general principles of genomic architecture underlying common, complex inherited …
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NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Resources … Angela Saini is an independent British science journalist and author. She presents radio and … programmes on the BBC and her writing has appeared in The Sunday Times, Nature, New Scientist, National Geographic, and Wired.  She has won a number of national and international journalism awards.  … …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has selected Valentina Di Francesco as the Institute’s first chief data science strategist and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance and coordination for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
… Sarah A. Bates, M.S. … She will lead new NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. … The National Human Genome Research … and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance … Biology, Structural Genomics and Bioinformatics Resource Centers programs. Prior to that, she worked on bioinformatics …
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The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) resource has been expanded to include a new collection of resources for physicians.
… (G2C2) - www.g-2-c-2.org - is a free, online collection of materials for use in the classroom and for self-directed learning in genetics … by the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Genomic Healthcare Branch, within the Division of Policy, …
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NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… Funding to enhance diversity in genomic data science through cloud computing. … National Institutes of Health will provide approximately $5.8 million over five …
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The NHGRI-ASHG Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship prepares scientists for careers in science policy.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The health and medical care of Americans is greatly influenced by the policy decisions that guide genomic research and its use in the clinical setting. Understanding the interplay of
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … That perpetually influences racial bias and discrimination in science and research. Leading scientists across scientific …
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Dr. Andy Baxevanis has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
… Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). … Advancing Comparative Genomics Dr. … to study the molecular innovations driving diversity in early animal evolution. "Being named an AAAS Fellow is …
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Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance …
Talking Glossary
La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) es una técnica de laboratorio que se usa para detectar y localizar una secuencia de ADN específica en un cromosoma.
… Hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) … La hibridación fluorescente in situ (FISH) … sequence on a chromosome. In this technique, the full set of chromosomes from an individual is affixed to a glass slide and then exposed to a “probe”—a small piece of purified DNA tagged with a fluorescent dye. The …