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The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As Summer 2020 comes to an end, many of us continue to spend the bulk of our time working from home. If you are seeking some virtual connections to genomics, I would like to offer some “remote learning” … to play a key role in data sharing policy development and implementation as co-chair of NHGRI’s Genomic Data Sharing …
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer.
… new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer, including important genes and pathways that are disrupted in the disease. They also discovered that, at the molecular … Louis Staudt, M.D., Ph.D., director, NCI Center for Cancer Genomics. TCGA data are freely available prepublication to …
Staff
Alanna Kulchak Rahm, is a certified genetic counselor, implementation scientist, and Program Director in the Division of Genomic Medicine.
… … Alanna Kulchak Rahm, is a certified genetic counselor, implementation scientist, and Program Director in the Division of Genomic Medicine. Specializing in implementation of … with genomic risk and new service delivery models for genomics, ethical and legal implications of genomic …
Event
On October 10, 2024, NHGRI will host a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs. The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting.
… Welcome Overview of the Population Genomic Screening Discussion … There will … however, attendees are encouraged to email questions in advance to simona.volpi@nih.gov .  … Agenda … Questions … … , RFA-HG-24-022 , and RFA-HG-24-023 . The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details NHGRI's new Diversity in Genomics Workforce Initiative.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … This issue of  The Genomics Landscape  comes at an especially difficult time, with the events of the last week in cities across the United States on top of the illness, …
Diversity in the Genomics Workforce
The Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) office along with other NHGRI colleagues have developed the Identifying and Evaluating Trainee Outcomes Toolkit to help programs from all over the country learn more about best practices for evaluating training programs related to genomic workforce diversity, research, and genomic workforce programs.
… using this toolkit, programs can better support trainees in their career goals and contribute to enhancing genomics workforce diversity. The toolkit provides an overview of current methods, challenges and best practices to consider …
News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic … tests. … Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics branch at NHGRI, and his co-workers, reported their findings March 28, 2016 in the online edition of the journal Clinical Chemistry . The …
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 … scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics
MINC
As genomic competencies have been delineated for all nurses, this presented an opportunity to provide support to nurse leaders to become aware of, plan for, and begin to incorporate genomics into practice.
… to provide support to nurse leaders to become aware of, plan for, and begin to incorporate genomics into practice. … The primary aim of this Method for … helped them measure progress. Read more about this study in the  Journal Articles  section below. Nurses can become …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… on the starting line, then a postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of genomics pioneer Maynard Olson at Washington University …