Dr. Andy Baxevanis presents second Current Topics in Genome Analysis lecture

On January 18th, Andy Baxevanis, Ph.D., an associate investigator in NHGRI's Genome Technology Branch, presented Biological Sequence Analysis I, the second lecture for Current Topics in Genome Analysis (CTGA) 2012. View the lecture video here, part of an 11-lecture series covering the major topics in genomics and bioinformatics.
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NHGRI Proposes Reorganizing

With the arrival of a new institute director in 2010, and publication of a new strategic plan last year articulating an ambitious vision for the field of genomics, restructuring is a natural next step for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Learn more about the changes NHGRI plans. Read more

Nurses, administrators sought for research project on genomic competency

Nursing departments are invited to participate in Expanding RN Scope of Practice: A Method for Introducing a New Competency into Nursing Practice. This research project is designed to strengthen nursing departments' ability to translate the benefits of the latest genomic discoveries to the bedside and document innovative practice across magnet hospitals. Applications are due February 13, 2012. Read more

Researchers examine genomics for breast cancer treatment

Addressing the genomics of breast cancer and the inherited factors that influence a person's risk for the disease, Lawrence Brody, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Genome Technology Branch, gave the second of the Genomics in Medicine, seven-lecture series - An introduction to genomics: breast cancer genes, risk assessment and screening - on Jan. 6, 2012. A video of the lecture is now available.
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