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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recognizes the recipients for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor given by the U.S. Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers.
… Publishes the Largest Genomic Study on Type 2 Diabetes in Sub-Saharan African Populations How Do You Toast a Gene Therapy Trial? With Tea A …
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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… . The lead variant at this locus is rare in other world populations, highlighting a benefit of studying diverse populations. By conducting functional studies of this locus …
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Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
… nations. Sickle cell disease, appears throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Mediterranean basin, Middle East and India, …
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NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The study, which used data generated from 20 …
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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The study, which used data generated from 20 …
Research at NHGRI
A list of publications led by or in collaboration with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Sun Q, Wang Y, Tan T; Polygenic Risk Methods in Diverse Populations (PRIMED) Consortium Methods Working Group *; … profiling and circulating triglyceride concentrations in sub-Saharan African individuals. Sci Rep . 14(1):20834. 2024. [ …
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Dr. Amy Bentley is a Staff Scientist with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… to investigate complex diseases in the context of diverse populations and the accompanying spectrum of variation in … Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Impaired Kidney Function in Sub-Saharan African Populations. Front Endocrinol , 2016; May 30 …
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Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… of the NHGRI electronic atlas of birth defects for diverse populations. Curriculum Vitae … Dr. Adeyemo's research is on … in populations of African ancestry (African Americans and Sub Saharan Africans). Starting with linkage studies (in which he …
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Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… Study Associated Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility Loci in Sub Saharan Africans. Front Genet , 24;6:335. 2016. [ PubMed ] … ancestry and clinical decision making for global populations. Pharmacogenomics J, 14(3): 217-22. 2014. [ …
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… Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease in African Dias pora Populations Joan Marini, M.D., Ph.D. National Institute of … Burden, Spectrum and Aetiology of Type 2 Diabetes in Sub -Saharan Africa Nicki Tiffin, Ph.D. South African National …