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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharmacogenomics. 2009 Feb;10(2):235–241. doi: 10.2217/14622416.10.2.235

Table 1.

Components of the GEI that build on GWA studies

Program URL Purpose
Genetics Program

RFA-HG-06–014: GWA Studies in GEI – Genotyping Facilities (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-014.html Identification of genetic variants associated with complex traits
RFA-HG-06–032: GWA Studies in GEI – Coordinating Center (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-032.html
RFA-HG-06–033: GWA Studies in GEI – Study Investigators (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-033.html

Replication and Fine-Mapping Studies for the GEI (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-003.html Replication and fine mapping of variants associated with complex traits

RFA-DA-09–003: Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants and Interactions: The GEI (R21) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-09-003.html Functional studies of variants associated with complex traits
RFA-DA-09–004: Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants and Interactions: The GEI (R03) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-09-004.html

RFA-DK-08–003: Implementation Planning Grants for Educational, Behavioral or Social Studies for Translation of Genetic Factors in Common Diseases (U34) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-003.html Pilot translational studies of variants associated with complex traits
RFA-DK-08–004: Translation of Common Disease Genetics into Clinical Applications (R21) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-004.html

RFA-HL-07–010: Methods of Analysis of Gene–Environment Interactions in Complex Diseases: GEI (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-07-010.html Analytic methods for identifying gene–environment interactions

RFA-MH-08–040: Methods of Statistical Analysis of DNA Sequence Data for Studies Relating Variation to Disease (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-08-040.html Analytic methods for sequence data

Exposure Biology Program

RFA-ES-06–011: Environmental Sensors for Personal Exposure Assessment (U01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-011.html Devices to measure personal-level exposure to toxins

RFA-ES-06–012: Biological Response Indicators of Environmental Stress Centers (U54) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-012.html Markers of biological response to environmental stressors
RFA-ES-06–013: Biological Response Indicators of Environmental Stress (U01)

RFA-DA-07–005 Field-deployable Tools for Quantifying Exposures to Psychosocial Stress and to Addictive Substances for Studies of Health and Disease (U01) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-07-005.html Measures of psychosocial stress and/or addictive substances

RFA-CA-07–032: Improved Measures of Diet and Physical Activity for the GEI (U01) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-032.html Measures of dietary intake and physical activity

GEI: Genes, Environment, and Health initiative; GWA: Genome-wide association.