Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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On December 12-13, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) co-sponsored the 16th Genomic Medicine meeting, Host Genomics and Infectious Disease: Opportunities for Implementing Genomic Medicine, in Bethesda MD. The meeting aimed to identify needs, opportunities, and challenges for applying a patient’s genomic information (genome sequence, transcriptomic, epigenomic, etc. data) in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases. Persistent barriers and evidence gaps were examined as opportunities for additional research.

Agenda: genome.gov/GM16

Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:41 - From Data to Diagnosis: The Clinical Implementation of Genomic Insights (Magdalena Walkiewicz)
20:44 - Germline vs. Somatic Variants and Other Considerations in Clinical NGS Testing (Katherine Calvo)
36:44 - Incorporating Pathogen Genomic Data Into the Electronic Health Record (Matthew Robinson)
51:40 - What Motivates Clinicians To Use Molecular Diagnostics and What Obstacles Are Encountered That Deter Them? A Personal View (Robert Nussbaum)
01:06:55- Session 6 Discussion