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The Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI)The Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI) was announced in February 2006 to support research that will lead to the understanding of genetic contributions and gene-environment interactions in common disease. GEI is being planned by an NIH-wide Coordinating Committee, administratively led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Implementation of GEI began with a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) component that comprises three elements:
More information about the awards made in 2007 may be found in: Genes, Environment and Health Initiative Invests in Genetic Studies, Environmental Monitoring Technologies. One of the initial decisions of the NIH-wide Coordinating Committee was that that the genetic component of GEI should not be limited only to the collection of GWA genotype data. In this way, the GEI genetics component differs from the Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN). Support for data analysis, replication and fine mapping studies, sequencing, functional studies, database development and clinical translation are all included within GEI. Other aspects of GEI that have recently been implemented include:
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GEI Coordinating Committee Co-chairs:
GEI Genetic Subcommittee Working Groups
Zhaoxia Ren, NIAAA (Co-chair)
Lisa Brooks, NHGRI (Co-chair)
Adam Felsenfeld, NHGRI (Co-chair)
Danilo Tagle, NINDS (Co-chair)
Richard Anderson, NIGMS (Co-chair)
Jim Ostell, NLM/NCBI (Co-chair)
Last Updated: February 20, 2009 |
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