University of Iowa Health Care Resources

General Genetic Counseling Resources

  • American Board of Genetic Counseling, Inc.: The American Board of Genetic Counseling establishes standards of competence through accreditation of graduate training programs and certification and recertification of genetic counselors to advance the profession and protect the public.
  • National Society of Genetic Counselors: The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) promotes the professional interests of genetic counselors and provides a network for professional communications.

General Genetics Resources

  • 1000 Genomes Project: The goal of the 1000 Genomes Project is to find genetic variants that have frequencies of at least 1% in the populations studied.
  • American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics: The ACMG provides education, resources and a voice for the medical genetics profession.
  • American Society of Human Genetics: The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), is the primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide.
  • Cool Science- Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Cool Science entertains questions of all kinds, provides resources for young scientists and educators and showcases undergraduate research projects in an effort to change the way science is taught.
  • Database of Genetic Variants: A curated catalog of structural variation in the human genome.
  • Ensembl: The Ensembl project produces genome databases for vertebrates and other eukaryotic species.
  • Epilepsy Genetics Initiative: The EGI goal is to find a way to bridge the gap between the need for patients to have their exome data repeatedly analyzed and the contribution this data could make to further epilepsy research. 
  • Franklin by genoox: Franklin empowers genomic professionals to answer almost any genomic question - guiding more informed clinical decision making, determining more accurate care pathways and enabling more personalized and targeted therapies.
  • Gene Test Registry: A publicly funded medical genetics information resource developed for physicians, other healthcare providers, and researchers, available at no cost to all interested persons.
  • Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center: The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) is staffed by experienced information specialists to answer questions from the general public, including patients and their families, health care professionals and biomedical researchers.
  • Genome Careers: Job board and networking portal for individuals seeking careers in genome science.
  • Human Genome Variation Society: The society aims to foster discovery and characterization of genomic variations including population distribution and phenotypic associations.
  • Medline Plus:  Provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Genetics Home Reference provides consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variation on human health.
  • National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
  • National Human Genome Research Institute: The HGP was developed in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy and begun in 1990 to map the human genome. In 1993, NCHGR expanded its role on the NIH campus by establishing the Division of Intramural Research to apply genome technologies to the study of specific diseases.
  • University of California, Santa Cruz Genome Browser: The USCS Genome Browser contains reference sequence and working draft assemblies for a large collection of genomes.
  • University of Utah- Learn. Genetics: A genetic science learning center sponsored by the University of Utah.
  • VarSome: VarSome is a variant knowledge community, data aggregator and variant data discovery tool.

Grants and Funding

  • Grants.gov: Provides a unified site for interaction between grant applicants and the U.S. Federal agencies that manage grant funds.
  • NIH Grants and Funding: The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is the official publication for NIH medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities.