EMERGE

eMERGE is a national network organized and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) that combines DNA biorepositories with electronic medical record (EMR) systems for large scale, high-throughput genetic research in support of implementing genomic medicine. In its projects, eMERGE studies and pilots genomic medicine translation through discovery, implementation, tools, and policy. During Phase I - III, the Network deployed 68 electronic phenotype algorithms across more than 100,000 participants with dense genomic data. These algorithms allowed investigators to electronically determine if participants had specific diseases or traits. Returning genetic clinical results has been implemented multiple times across the Network, including on genes that effect how people metabolize drugs (pharmacogenomics) as well as genes associated with disease traits like Breast cancer or Colorectal cancer. Themes of genomics, bioinformatics, genomic medicine, ethnics, data sharing,..