NIH to Fund Research on Social Epigenomics, Health Disparities in Minorities

Jul 11, 2016

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The National Institutes of Health announced that it is seeking applications for projects involving human-based epigenomic research to identify and characterize the mechanisms by which social experiences affect gene function to influence health and disease in minority and health disparity populations.

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