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About NHGRI
NHGRI's commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our Institute to achieve the highest level of genomic innovation, reduce health disparities and foster health equity in areas related to genomics and genomic medicine.
… Eric Green and Vence Bonham March 4, 2021  Education and Community Involvement Branch (ECIB) ECIB develops education and community involvement programs to engage a broad range of the … accompanying ethical, legal and social issues.  Community Engagement and Genomics Working Group (CEGWG) The CEGWG …
Professional Development Programs
The Short Course in Genomics offers educators a chance to hear lectures and receive teaching resources from leading researchers, clinicians and staff.
… The Education and Community Involvement (ECIB) Branch within NHGRI is offering … designed to support middle and high school teachers, and community college faculty teaching science, technology, … and genomics education in classrooms through direct engagement between educators and scientists Genomics in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) new strategic plan, which aims to get people everywhere to realize the benefits of genomics and genetics research.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … The research community recently lost a key contributor to the genomics … to support and help lead a highly dynamic and growing community of members. With the 2017 arrival of Mona Miller as … their careers in policy. The Genetics Education and Engagement Fellowship supports early career genetics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green provides an update on the final stage of the Genomics2020 strategic planning process; the NIH website for COVID-19 information, the Gene documentary debut on PBS and more.
… if you like what you see and seek more active engagement, go ahead and download the PDF file and try it … areas of genomics research and for engaging the research community to maximize the impact of genomics advances. … others. A tremendous amount has been learned from that engagement.  Genomics2020 has now entered the final stage – …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 1, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., focuses on the NHGRI History of Genomics Program's preservation of historical assets related to the field of genomics as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
… analysis from start to finish. The organization welcomes engagement and is developing tools and starter kits that will … competency. …  In August, the NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch hosted the 2022 Short Course in genomics for middle school, high school, community college, and tribal college science educators. The …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH develops a comprehensive staff and training program that uses genomic approaches to study human health and to reduce/eliminate health disparities.
… In his continued efforts to include the African community (both public and scientific), Dr. Rotimi provided …
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… NACHGR Community Engagement in Genomics Working Group.pdf …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… on data science challenges facing the genomics research community. Details about these will be available soon on … and educate and coordinate with the research community, including both clinicians and basic research … & Public Policy Fellowship and the Genetics Education & Engagement Fellowship . This year’s Genetics & Public Policy …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 10th anniversary of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… as well as continue to request input from the research community on how to make this process better. Some of the key … people. Its mission is to work together with the Native Community to achieve wellness through health and related …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights a strategic planning effort to establish a 2020 vision for genomics.
… to clarify our mission, values, and role in the scientific community. Capturing and evaluating input from internal staff … In each instance, workshops and other opportunities for engagement provided key input for developing a contemporary … in Austin, Texas on February 17-18, 2018. This free community science showcase featured hands-on genetics and …