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Research Training
A one-year fellowship program that trains highly motivated physicians to diagnose, manage, and counsel patients with inborn errors of metabolism.
… Mitochondrial diseases, metabolic disorders and cardio-genetic diseases Carlos Ferreira, M.D. Skeletal dysplasias, … Melissa Merideth, M.D., MPH Gynecologic aspects of genetic and metabolic diseases Drew Michael, Ph.D. Molecular … Program, Training Programs, Physicians, Metabolic Genetic Disorders, Rare Genetic Disorders, Newborn Screening …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… this analogy often applies when trying to identify genomic variants associated with phenotypes in large-scale sequence … included a new name: the Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms . First launched in 1998, the talking glossary … . To date, the new Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms has 222 terms, of which 142 have new …
News Release
NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… of Health are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling their use in …  A healthcare provider consults with a patient about her genetic test results. Image Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI … epilepsy and RASopathies; the latter is a group of rare genetic conditions that include Noonan syndrome, …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. … … . "Even experienced clinicians have difficulty diagnosing genetic syndromes in non-European populations." A young boy … Content … Facial recognition software helps diagnose rare genetic disease … NHGRI researchers have successfully used …
Event
On December 7, 2022, NHGRI will host a webinar to discuss key findings from the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… primary areas of work for employed respondents include genetic counseling, research and academia. Women made up the …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… to use genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease across its full … spectrum, including rare diseases likely to be due to rare variants with strong effects (Mendelian), and common, … (Professor in Cell and Molecular Biology, Center for Genetic Medicine and Surgery) Northwestern University Andy …
News Release
NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… … National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model … NHGRI senior historian. “As cognitive treatments based on genetic models become more feasible in the future, …  … About NHGRI and NIH … Researchers study enhanced genetic animal model of Down syndrome … NIH researchers …
News Release
Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients. The work is automatically … a menu of techniques to detect potentially harmful gene variants. Researchers found, on average, 6.6 faulty genes in … then investigated which of these potentially bad gene variants contributed to the patients' undiagnosed diseases. …
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.
… University temporarily halts admissions. … The NIH-funded Genetic Counseling Training Program , a master’s degree … NIH to conduct strategic planning and reshape training of genetic counselors across the career spectrum. Currently … program will finish in December 2026. “The NIH-funded Genetic Counseling Training Program has been wildly …
Research Funding
NHGRI aims to establish a research Consortium, ML/AI Tools to Advance Genomic Translational Research (MAGen), to collaboratively explore the feasibility of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools that can enhance the accuracy and precision of predicting how individuals with pathogenic genetic variants manifest disease.
… precision of predicting how individuals with pathogenic genetic variants manifest disease. The ML/AI tools will leverage … precision of predicting how individuals with pathogenic genetic variants manifest disease. … NHGRI aims to establish …