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ClinPGx Sessions at PGRN 2023 Conference and ClinGen Summer Workshops

At the upcoming PGRN 2023 annual conference in Memphis, Dr. Teri E. Klein, the principle investigator for PharmGKB, ClinGen, CPIC and PharmCAT, will hold a town hall discussion on ClinPGx: a single integrated resource for Pharmacogenomics (PGx). Dr. Klein will discuss the challenge of the separation of pharmacogenomic resources from

ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG) Survey Open Until June 30, 2023

The ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG)'s anonymous survey is OPEN until June 30, 2023. Our goal is to gather opinions and feedback regarding the criteria and terminology that should be used to define clinical validity and actionability for pharmacogenes and variants. Please help disseminate to ALL (clinicians, pharmacists,

ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG) Follow-Up Survey

The ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG) has just launched a second survey to solicit feedback about the criteria and terminology that should be used to define clinical validity and actionability for pharmacogenes and variants from both the PGx community and the wider genetics and medical communities. Please note that this

ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG) Survey

The ClinGen Pharmacogenomics Working Group (PGxWG) has launched a survey to solicit feedback about the criteria and terminology that should be used to define clinical validity and actionability for pharmacogenes and variants. The ClinGen PGxWG is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and professionals with expertise in pharmacogenomics (PGx), clinical pharmacology,

PharmGKB selected in the first list of Global Core Biodata Resources

We are pleased to announce that PharmGKB is included in the first list of Global Core Biodata Resources (GCBRs), a collection of resources whose long term funding and sustainability is critical to life science and biomedical research worldwide. The Global Biodata Coalition (GBC) brings together major public and charitable funders,

New tutorial and walkthrough videos now available

We are pleased to announce the release of our PharmGKB walkthroughs and tutorial videos on YouTube. Users can now view detailed video walkthroughs of each of the main annotation types on PharmGKB as well as a longer video combining resources from across the site. We have also produced a series

Ask a Curator for Healthcare Professionals on June 7th

We are holding an Ask a Curator zoom targeted towards healthcare professionals wanting to learn more about PharmGKB and pharmacogenomics. This is part of NHGRI’s Healthcare Professionals Genomics Education Week (#MedGeneEd22). Be sure to spread the word to colleagues who may find this useful. We are asking people to

"Ask a Curator" live zoom event

PharmGKB curators will hold a series of live Q&A events over Zoom to help people find and use different aspects of the knowledgebase. We hope this will be a great way to answer questions about PharmGKB and PGx which are specific to users’ individual needs or projects. These

NHGRI/NCI survey on genomics education

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), who are supportive of PharmGKB and CPIC, have teamed up with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to survey research and healthcare professionals about genomics education. The results of this survey will help to determine the resource and training priorities for future genomics education.

PharmGKB Demo at U-PGx Summer School

PharmGKB recently held a demonstration of the PharmGKB website as part of the U-PGx Summer School in Bonn, Germany. Scientists, clinicians and pharmacists attending the summer school heard from Dr. Rachel Huddart, one of our Scientific Curators, and were introduced to the various types of information found on the PharmGKB