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The Genomics Landscape
In the January 5, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming omnipresent throughout NHGRI and in genomics.
… the best,   … Rare and common genetic determinants of metabolic individuality and their effects on human health … innate and foreign substances. In some cases, these metabolic changes can impact physical traits such as risk of …
News Release
Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
… genes are turned on and off. mir4485 controls cellular pathways that help cells survive. For children with …
Staff
Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… She has conducted research on genetic epidemiology of metabolic disorders especially obesity and obesity-related … strategies to study the complex molecular basis of metabolic disorders including adipokine profiling, whole … at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function. Nat Commun. 2016 Jan …
Educational Resources
Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria.
… are the site of the cell’s energy production and other metabolic functions. Offspring inherit mitochondria — and as …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, … for the conduct of primary research into the etiology of metabolic disorders and to provide scientists access to these …
News Release
A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… Biesecker, M.D., chief of the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the study's corresponding …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… Predicting the impact of genetic variants, genes and pathways on human disease HG012009 Predrag Radivojac … and cell types, (2) identify causal mediator genes and pathways underlying disease variation, and (3) decode … consortium group to identify causal variants, genes, and pathways associated with cardiometabolic disease. Matthias …
Fact Sheets
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… uncovering new behavioral, neurological and developmental pathways and genes that are shared or related among species. … of dogs with sleep problems have revealed genes and pathways - and potential drug targets - to treat sleep …
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.
News Release
Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… obesity, said Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics … Americans, we are providing new insights into biological pathways for obesity that have not been previously explored," … College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Lagos, Nigeria -- Olufemi Fasanmade, Thomas …