GEI: Genes,
Enviroment, and Health Initiative
The GEI is an NIH wide initiative that has two main
components: the Genetics Program and the Exposure Biology
Program. The Genetics Program is a pipeline for analyzing
genetic variation in groups of patients with specific
illnesses. The Exposure Biology Program is an environmental
technology development program to produce and validate
new methods for monitoring environmental exposures that
interact with a genetic variation to result in human
diseases. The NHLBI is spearheading the Methods of Analysis
of Gene-Environment Interactions in Complex Diseases
initiative in the GEI Genetics Program. Additionally,
the NHLBI in partnership with the NCI are leading the
Improved Measures of the Diet and Physical Activity
in the GEI Exposure Biology Program. On August 4-5, 2008, NHLBI organized a GEI workshop called "Genome-wide Association: Analyze This!" The purpose of this workshop is to share and discuss statistical strategies to identify environmental components or covariates of disease and their interactions with genes in genome-wide association studies.
The NHLBI Program Officers for the GEI Genetics Program
are Cashell Jaquish,
Ph.D. and
Dina Paltoo, Ph.D., M.P.H. The NHLBI Program Officer
for the GEI Exposure Biology Program is Catherine
Loria.
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