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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision. … Did you know that in the 15 years since we … introduce mutations at the wrong sites rather than the genomic location being targeted. Many scientists are working … genomic changes by genome editing and sweep them through populations of an entire species. On the one hand, you might …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
… Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer. … Did you know that we are increasingly … therapy. Such trials are aided by patients who share their genomic data with researchers or even openly with other … current approved uses for ctDNA is to test progression of non-small cell lung cancer  by looking for specific mutations …
Genomics and Medicine
A list of interesting advances and helpful educational resources in genomic medicine compiled by the NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group (GMWG).
… Search for specific publications by title, author, category and/or by date range.  For an explanation about the selection criteria and categories, see the list of categories and their definitions . … Related Resources … The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group  (GMWG) compiles a list of …
Staff
Dr. Ebony Madden is the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Dr. Madden is the the Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Program Director in the Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome … she served as a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomic Medicine. Prior to joining NHGRI in 2009, she served …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… heavily biased towards the inclusion of individuals of European-ancestry. The published PAGE study describes the … have disproportionately high morbidity and mortality in non-European populations, such studies may prove helpful for understanding …
Staff
Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… for about 40% of all hypertension diagnoses in children, and is found more often among populations of African- or Hispanic ancestries. Children with … malnutrition (SAM) manifests in one of two forms: the non-edematous form (NESAM or marasmus) which is characterized …
FAQ
On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. The following questions were answered during the meeting.
… in isolation, not considering the scores in the context of non-genetic risk factors as a part of genetically informed … not reflect the value of PRS. Careful evaluation of the populations of reference that gave rise to the PRSs used in a clinical population and considering any discordance in the population that gave …
News Release
NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations. … National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers and collaborators have found that being a carrier for sickle … for Factor V Leiden, which is more prevalent in people of European genetic ancestries, had an even higher risk of …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… ** James Watson was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our history collection. Despite … career was also punctuated by a number of offensive and scientifically erroneous comments about his beliefs on … on Human Genome Sequencing. They decide that all human genomic sequence information should be made freely available …
Human Genome Project
Record and submit a short video, capturing your thoughts/concerns/excitement about the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Project. NHGRI would like you to help us commemorate and celebrate this occasion in an unconventional way: by pulling out your phone and taking a selfie video! Starting Thursday, Oct. 1 through … it on your social media with the hashtags #Genomics2020  and #HGPselfie  so we can retweet and virtually high five …