A new manuscript from the IGNITE Pragmatic Trials Network has been published in JAMA Network Open, describing the primary results of the GUARDD-US study. GUARDD-US is a randomized controlled trial examining the impact of returning APOL1 genetic risk results to ...
Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health - Strategic Plan Reflection on the Roundtable's Work Since 2020 Wednesday, November 15 | 12 p.m. ET | Online The Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health will host a virtual event to highlight the work of the Roundtable since the adoption of its strategic plan in 2020. Speakers will […]
Rapid Genome Sequencing for Diagnosing Critically Ill Infants and Children: From Evidence to Equitable Implementation Thursday, November 30 | 12-1 p.m. ET | Online Speakers: Dr. Stephen F. Kingsmore, president/CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) To learn more and register, visit the CDC event page. Please note: Registration is required for this webinar.
Precision Medicine Research and Novel Clinical Offerings: Ensuring Equitable Impact Through Implementation Science Wednesday, December 6 | 4 p.m. ET | Online Speakers: Caitlin Allen, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD, RD Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill As technologies and health interventions expand at a […]
Thursday, December 14 | 2 – 3 p.m. | Bethesda, MD & Online The Division of Intramural Research (DIR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers celebrating genetics and genomics research. Speakers are selected by NHGRI intramural faculty and trainees and cover research topics of interest to a wide audience. […]
Personalized Risk Assessment for Early Detection of Cancer Thursday, December 21 | 9 a.m. ET | Online Speaker: Dr. Nora Pashayan Dr. Pashayan is a Professor of the Epidemiology of Aging and honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine at the University of Cambridge. She is a cancer epidemiologist, a clinician with specialties in both Family Medicine […]
An Overview of Applied Machine Learning in Medicine at UNC Thursday, January 4 | 12-1 p.m. ET | 4th Floor Old Clinic Auditorium or Online Speaker: Amanda Nelson, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, UNC-Chapel Hill A discussion on the application of AI tools to answer clinical questions around diagnosis, phenotyping, prognosis, and precision medicine using examples […]
Global Diversity, Local Context: The Role of Ancestry, Genetics, and Environment on Human Health Thursday, January 11 | 3-4 p.m. ET | In-person & Virtual Speaker: Genevieve Wojcik, PhD, MHS Genetic Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr. Wojcik’s research focuses on understanding the role of ancestry in […]
A platform approach to develop and deploy CRISPR-Cas based experimental therapies for inborn errors of immunity in an academic/nonprofit setting Thursday, February 8 | 2-3 p.m. ET | Bryan Neurobiology Research Building, Rm 103 Speaker: Fyodor Urnov, PhD Professor of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley Director of Technology & Translation, Innovative Genomics […]
Personalized Therapeutics: Clinical Reality and Future Challenges Thursday, February 15 | 9 a.m. ET | Virtual Speaker: George P. Patrinos Dr. Patrinos is a professor of pharmacogenomics and pharmaceutical biotechnology in the University of Patras’ (Greece) Department of Pharmacy, and holds adjunct professorships at Erasmus MC, Faculty of Medicine, Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and the United Arab […]
Population Screening for Hereditary Hemochromatosis More than a Quarter Century After Gene Discovery – Current Status and the Path Forward Thursday, February 15 | 1-2 p.m. ET | Virtual Speakers: Paul C. Adams, MD, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University Gail P. Jarvik, MD, PhD, Head and Professor, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington […]
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