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Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group

The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.

… accelerates , understanding the role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical care is increasingly … community engagement. … health disparities, disease risk, clinical care, interest groups … The Genomics …

Talking Glossary

Environmental Factors

Environmental factors, as related to genetics, refers to exposures to substances (such as pesticides or industrial waste) where we live or work, behaviors (such as smoking or poor diet) that can increase an individual’s risk of disease or stressful situations (such as racism).

… as smoking or poor diet) that can increase an individual’s risk of disease or stressful situations (such as racism). … … or poor diet) that can increase an individual’s risk of disease or stressful situations (such as racism). Genetic …

News Release

Decades after rare disease diagnosis, family and physician hail genomic breakthrough

In 1982, John Carey, M.D., and his colleagues named the rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome. Now, researchers have identified the genomic mutations.

… misdiagnosed the children with Moebius Syndrome, a disease characterized by facial paralysis. "My sister Tonya … colleagues described and named the children's very rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome (CFZS). Thirty-five … of Health." Sadly, Tonya Hanson developed restrictive lung disease and died of pneumonia when she was 37 years …

Clinical Research

Acute Infection in Mitochondrial Disease

An Observational Prospective Natural History Study of Metabolism, Infection and Immunity During the COVID19 Pandemic (At-home Participation).

… implications of COVID19 in individuals with mitochondrial disease or their family members is unknown. Individuals with mitochondrial disease may be particularly at risk for decline associated with infection. The goal of this …

Event

Pre-Application Webinar: Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium

NHGRI, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) will host a pre-application interactive webinar for the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): RFA-HG-22-008, RFA-HG-22-009 and RFA-HG-22-010.

… interactive webinar for the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). NIH … process: RFA-HG-22-008 : Multi-Omics for Health and Disease — Disease Study Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) …

Staff

William J. Pavan, Ph.D.

William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.

… and to dissect gene regulatory pathways in development and disease. His primary areas of interest include the … as well as the lysosomal storage disorder Niemann-Pick disease, Type C. By integration of basic science research … the forefront of research innovation by using high-risk screens to identify major modifiers of primary genetic …

News Release

NIH awards $50.3 million for “multi-omics” research on human health and disease

NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.

… of Health is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium , with approximately $11 million awarded … and cellular processes involved in human health and disease, including untangling genetic and non-genetic factors … view of the factors that contribute to disease risk and outcomes. Beyond gaining insights into individual …

News Release

Researchers discover a new autoinflammatory disease called CRIA syndrome

Over the last 20 years, three families have been unknowingly linked to one another by an unknown illness. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and other organizations have now identified the cause of the illness, a new disease called CRIA syndrome. The results of their work were published on Dec. 11 in the journal Nature.

… have now identified the cause of the illness, a new disease called CRIA syndrome. The results were published in … has characteristics typical of an autoinflammatory disease, where the immune system appears to be activated … relationship, Kastner’s team named the resulting disease cleavage-resistant RIPK1-induced autoinflammatory …

Policy Issues

How is Genome Editing Used?

Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.

… on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas. … Basic research exploring human and nonhuman … to help scientists understand the basic biology underlying disease, as well as to discover new possible therapeutic … begin evaluating the safety of potential treatments. The risk of off-target edits, or unintended edits, and their …

News Release

NIH researchers tackle thorny side of gene therapy

NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.

… a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy. They conducted research on mice with a rare disease similar to one in humans, hoping their findings may … AAVs are small viruses that infect humans but do not cause disease. A vector is a DNA molecule of AAV used as a vehicle …