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News Release
The Genetic Counseling Training Program, a collaborative program between the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University, will be undergoing program planning and development that will reshape training of genetic counselors across the career spectrum.
… Joint program involving NIH and Johns Hopkins University temporarily halts admissions. … … admissions to allow NIH to conduct strategic planning and reshape training of genetic counselors across the career … degree program has been educating students in human genetics, genetic counseling, public policy, research …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… the most recent 'polar vortex' becoming a distant memory and with baseball's spring training now in full swing, we … the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double-helical structure in 1953. … guidelines developed by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). ClinGen has collected …
Event
On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science."
… Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences October 20, 2022 Historically Speaking: Intersecting Race, DNA, And Demography September 10, 2020 … Past Events … Panel … … … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American …
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.
… between individuals’ genomes, known as genomic variants , and polygenic risk scores are tools for assessing many … overrepresent people of European ancestry. “Recently, more and more studies incorporate multi-ancestry genomic data into … disparities often stem from systemic discrimination, not genetics, these false results are a way that inequitable …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
… mother's blood? Pregnancy can be a stressful time, and for many years prenatal genetic testing has required … fetal DNA sample. These procedures (such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling) also posed a low risk to the … Prenatal Genetic Diagnostic Tests Australia's Centre for Genetics Education - Overview of Prenatal Testing CBS News: …
Media Advisory
On December 7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a webinar to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… This past month, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) released the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report, which lays a foundation … report, is assembling a panel to discuss these findings and their implications. … The National Human Genome Research …
News Release
By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
… links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid. The study, published … ancestry should be re-evaluated. “By reading population genetics papers, we realized that the pattern of genetic …
Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 25, as scholars and scientists answer audience questions and address the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics and scientific racism in the context of existing and developing genetic and genomic screening technologies.
… minimal-risk options for prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis for various conditions (variations) such as … to better plan for the specific care needs of their child and to promote the wider goals of public health. Their … sequencing has significantly more complexities, risks and potential benefits than established prenatal and newborn …
Educational Resources
Carrier screening is a genetic test performed on people who display no symptoms for a genetic disorder but may be at risk for passing it on to their children.
… disease or trait. A carrier has inherited a normal and a variant allele for a disease- or trait-associated gene, …