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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program6
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)2
- Genome Technology Program2
- Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)1
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium3
- Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)1
- Genomic Innovator Awards2
- NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)1
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium1
- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
News Release
NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar … is stored in ClinVar, which is funded and maintained by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information, part of … Researchers can also select certain gene variants to study in their laboratories. "ClinGen and ClinVar are great …
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Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans
A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people of West African ancestry.
… NIH study suggests potential for earlier health interventions for people with West African ancestry. … A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… … Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a detailed atlas documenting the … at the scale used by GTEx that enabled researchers to study how gene expression in the liver might be different … concluded in the summer of 2017. It was supported by the NIH Common Fund and administered by NHGRI, NIMH and the …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers … during the summer, and paid employment and training at NIH after graduation. Currently, the program provides up to … percent of their class. For more information, see: The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program . … Overview … NIH …
Staff
Dr. Mullikin was the former director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… He has also collaborated with investigators outside of NIH on projects, such as the Neanderthal Genome Project with … for future research on methylation patterns in the study of organismal development, cellular development and … Johnston JJ, Teer JK, Cherukuri PF, Hansen NF, Loftus SK; NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, Chong K, Mullikin JC, …
News Release
NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… genes or gene variants that cause or contribute to them. NIH will establish a new database of 10,000 human genomes and … protein-coding genes. Once the database is established, NIH and Inova researchers will predict conditions that … Environmental Health Sciences Environmental Polymorphism Study , and others. Inova will contribute genome sequences of …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… Unlocking Life's Code exhibition are now on display on NIH’s Bethesda Campus. … Bring the Genome: Unlocking Life’s … To Appear at Smithsonian Event NHGRI, Smithsonian and NIH Foundation present conversations on genomics, health … Exhibition History … Educational Programs … Virtual Tour … NIH Display of Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code Exhibition …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… the resulting data. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will lose a key member of its broader genomics team with … Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the sequencing group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) in Rockville, … in generating sequence data from DNA samples accepted for study. "He demands the highest possible quality all the …
News Release
Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
… of the new reporting framework items include detailing the study population and the basis for choosing that population. … Institute and Health Data Research, U.K. … About NHGRI and NIH … Additional Resources … NIH researchers develop guidelines for reporting polygenic …
News Release
NIH researchers have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation.
… experimental genomic therapies that target the liver. The study results were published in Genetics in Medicine . … Currently, the test is only available for use at the NIH Clinical Center; however, the researchers hope it will … restoring MMUT function.” … About NHGRI, NIDDK, NIMH and NIH … Related Content … NIH scientists develop breath test …