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Researchers have used a new combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a specific gut bacterium from the sea of microbes in the human microbiome.
… Stephen Benowitz … Media Availability Researchers for the first time have used a combination of microfluidics and genomics to fish out a … trillions of microbes in the human microbiome. … The new method has broad applications for isolating and studying many …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score . Since polygenic risk scores have not been effective for all populations, the researchers recalibrated these …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… Healthcare Professionals’ Genomics Education Week , was a huge success. Dozens of healthcare professionals and over … same exact DNA, which provides the genetic instructions for producing the proteins essential for living. However, … and predict how cells may change in development. Such a method will be valuable for studies aiming to understand …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement.
… of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement. … A public servant at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 24 years, Dr. Schloss retires from a successful career …
News Release
UDN expands the footprint of the network with a new metabolomics core and increased model organism capabilities.
… Diseases Network (UDN). The total investment planned for the UDN over the next four years will be approximately … $100 million. … Expanding the Network The UDN is a research study developed to improve and accelerate the … to the medical community. "The UDN is pioneering a new personalized medicine model for helping those patients …
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A new educational resource funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is now available to improve genomic literacy among physicians.
… Kiara Palmer … A new educational resource funded by the National Human Genome … Handbook and Toolkit provides materials and guidance for educators implementing introductory training in genomic …
Event
On May 23, 2023, NHGRI will host a webinar: ELSI Research and the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy.
… to ELSI Research Data sharing templates and resources Q&A from webinar participants For questions about this informational webinar, please email … hosts an informational webinar,  ELSI Research and the New NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy , on …
News Release
Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers … Your browser does not support the video tag. Base editing for progeria treatment Progeria is caused by a mutation in … C is changed to a T. Researchers used the base editing method, which substitutes a single DNA letter for another …
Staff
Dr. Lisa Helbling Chadwick is a program director in Division of Extramural Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Genome Research Institute’s Extramural Research Program as a program director in 2018. Dr. Chadwick oversees a diverse … grants, which include the development of novel approaches for mendelian gene discovery and the prioritization or … NHGRI’s GREGoR Program, which is working to develop new approaches to identify the causal variant in rare genetic …
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Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… Rachael Zisk … Study identifies nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses residing on skin, far … are the most abundant on human skin. The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin Microbial Genome Collection (SMGC), … that make up the skin microbiome. It also opens the door for scientists to figure out the root causes of various skin …