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Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… develop methods for incorporating genomic information into clinical care and explore the methods for effective implementation, diffusion, and sustainability in diverse clinical settings. The first phase of the network, IGNITE I …
Research Funding
​CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care. ​
… becomes routine. Evidence regarding the most promising clinical applications and the specific diseases or individual … Incorporation of comprehensive genomic sequence data into clinical care will require changes to institutional policies, … practitioners, and clinical laboratories that influence implementation of clinical genome sequencing; and 3) identify …
Research Training
The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics at the NIH Clinical Center.
… The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision … and spurs the development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics in the NIH Clinical Center. … The program provides an exciting …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, … the researcher directly interacts with human subjects. Clinical researchers at the National Human Genome Research … mechanisms of inherited and acquired genetic disorders. … Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, …
Events
NHGRI sponsored the IGNITE and Beyond: The Future of Genomic Medicine Implementation meeting in Bethesda, Md, on August 30, 2016.
… the IGNITE and Beyond: The Future of Genomic Medicine Implementation meeting at the John Edward Porter Neuroscience … and evaluate key scientific contributions of the Implementation of Genomics in Practice (IGNITE) Network, … and goals that would fill gaps in genomic medicine implementation, and identify optimal topics and study designs …
Research Funding
IGNITE enhances genomic medicine by supporting the development of methods for incorporating genomic information into clinical care.
… genomics field have slowly started to find applications in clinical care. The field of "genomic medicine" could … into the electronic medical record (EMR) and provide clinical decision support (CDS) for implementation of appropriate interventions or clinical …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… to define the relationship between infection, immunity and clinical decline in individuals with mitochondrial disease. … Clinical studies give us a better understanding of how genes … tests and treatments. Deciding whether to participate in a clinical study is an important and personal process. Some …
Event
NHGRI sponsored the Genomic Medicine XI: Research Directions in Genomic Medicine Implementation meeting in La Jolla, California, September 5-6, 2018.
… Medicine XI: Research Directions in Genomic Medicine Implementation  - at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines hotel … were to: Summarize the current status of genomic medicine implementation research. Identify obstacles to genomic … implementation and how to overcome them. Define where clinical implementation of genomic medicine could or should …
News Release
NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate innovative … centers. … The research is being funded as part of the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER2) Consortium. CSER2 builds upon the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) Consortium , …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program trains students to conduct research and provides clinical rotations to learn about genetic conditions.
… research in the field of genetic counseling and provides clinical rotations for students to learn directly about … and the role of the professional genetic counselor. … Clinical rotations begin in the second quarter of the program … adult, pediatric, prenatal and specialty genetic clinical training sites in the Baltimore-Washington area. In …