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The Division of Intramural Research

NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research plans and conducts a broad program of laboratory and clinical research to translate genomic and genetic research into a greater understanding of human genetic disease, and to develop better methods for the detection, prevention and treatment of heritable and genetic disorders.

Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. Scientific Director
Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D. Deputy Scientific Director
William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Director

News and Events

> Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., NHGRI Senior Investigator, Genome Technology Branch, and Head, Molecular Pathogenesis Section, will appear in a Discovery Health documentary about the genetics of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Legacy will air on Oct. 31 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. For more information visit Discovery Health [health.discovery.com]

> NHGRI Senior Investigator and Chief, Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, Jennifer M. Puck, M.D., publishes Perspective article in the New England Journal of Medicine about recent research on human autoimmune lymphoproliferative symdrome (ALPS).
Somatic Mutations - Not Just for Cancer Anymore [Full Text] [content.nejm.org]

> DIR Researcher Elizabeth Gillanders, et al, publish a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute identifying regions of the genome that increase the risk of prostate cancer.
Combined Genome-Wide Scan for Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Genes [Full Text] [jncicancerspectrum.oupjournals.org]

> Tenure Track Positions: Investigator Recruitment in Cancer Genetics
> Division of Intramural Research to establish first screening center in nationwide chemical genomics network [News Release]
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Genomics In Action

Lawrence C. Brody

What is the connection between cancer and birth defects? Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, Genome Technology Branch, and Head, Molecular Pathogenesis Section, says they have more in common than meets the eye. (more)



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Overview of the Division of Intramural Research

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Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR)

NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC)

NIH Calendar of Events



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