Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
April 27, 2020
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
The NHGRI and NCI will hold a pre-application webinar on May 15, 2020, from 11:00AM-12:00PM EDT for the Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) RFA-HG-20-001 and RFA-HG-20-002 entitled "Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Methods and Analysis for Populations of Diverse Ancestry – Study Sites and Coordinating Center (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)."
NHGRI and NCI staff members involved in these FOAs will provide orientation and technical assistance to potential applicants to the above-referenced FOAs by explaining the goals and objectives for the FOAs and answer questions from webinar attendees.
Potential applicants are encouraged to submit their questions by May 11, 2020, to hindorffl@mail.nih.gov.
To join the webinar at the designated time, follow the link:
Join the PRS Diversity Consortium webinar
Meeting number (access code): 625 252 851
Password: PRSApplicant
Participation in this webinar is optional and is not required to submit an application in response to RFA-HG-20-001 or RFA-HG-20-002. Following the webinar, a recording of the WebEx and answers to Frequently Asked Questions will be made available on the PRS Diversity Consortium web site, at:
https://www.genome.gov/Funded-Programs-Projects/Polygenic-Risk-Score-Diversity-Consortium
Please direct all inquiries to:
Lucia A. Hindorff, Ph.D, M.P.H.
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Telephone: 240-271-1509
Email: hindorffl@mail.nih.gov