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NIH’s TOPMed program publishes data on over 53,000 diverse genomes

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NIH’s TOPMed program publishes data on over 53,000 diverse genomes

 

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nihs-topmed-program-publis...

 
Historic findings could boost precision medicine, reduce health disparities
 
Researchers supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced the publication of a groundbreaking study which analyzed more than 53,000 whole genomes, primarily from minority populations. The study, which appears in the Feb. 10 online issue of the journal Nature, examines one of the largest and most diverse data sets of high-quality whole genome sequencing—a person’s complete set of DNA. The genetic data could shed new light on how heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders impact people with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, who often are underrepresented in genetic studies.
 
 
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Publication Date: 
02/17/2021

SEMINAR: "Asthma and the human microbiota"

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"Asthma and the human microbiota"

by

Leyao Wang, PhD, MPH

 

When:

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm

 

 

Co-sponsored by: Departments of Biochemistry, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Microbiology, & RCMI Program

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Publication Date: 
02/17/2021

PRIMER PROGRAMA DE EDUCACIÓN VIRTUAL SOBRE INNOVACIÓN Y EMPRENDIMIENTO

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PROGRAMA DE EDUCACIÓN VIRTUAL SOBRE INNOVACIÓN Y EMPRENDIMIENTO

 

El Centro de Negocios y Desarrollo Económico (CNDE) del Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) desarrolló el primer Programa de Educación Virtual en Innovación y Emprendimiento de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Como objetivo principal de este programa está proveer acceso a toda la comunidad universitaria a una serie de módulos educativos sobre innovación y emprendimiento a través de la plataforma de Moodle (versión Comunidad). Esta nueva experiencia académica está disponible para todos los interesados en desarrollar estas destrezas esenciales para el éxito estudiantil.

 

Les exhortamos a ver un ejemplo de los módulos ofrecidos a través del enlace: https://youtu.be/nEoWc5gjG6I. Los interesados en el programa pueden solicitar accediendo al enlace https://forms.gle/bBnYKDhTyZdBrbCS8 o llamando al Centro de Negocios y Desarrollo Económico al 787-832-4040 extensión 5600.

 

 

 

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Publication Date: 
02/09/2021

Check Out NIH’s New COVID-19 Research Website

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Check Out NIH’s New COVID-19 Research Website
Posted on January 19, 2021 by Mike Lauer (NIH Website)

 

We are pleased to announce that the new NIH COVID-19 website launched last week. The site provides a central location for trusted, up-to-date, accurate information about NIH research and our strategic role in COVID-19 research. The site complements information made available on our COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding webpage.

The new site includes information about key programs such as the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines public-private partnership and the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative to develop state-of-the-science diagnostic tests for COVID-19. Users are also able to search information on funded research by state, institution, Congressional district, and more.

 

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Publication Date: 
02/03/2021

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