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Genomic Medicine Centers Meeting V: Working With Federal Stakeholders

If you missed the fifth, NHGRI-sponsored Genomic Medicine Centers meeting May 28-29, video is now available for all of the talks on Working With Federal Stakeholders. Rex Chisholm, Ph.D., Northwestern University and Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI co-chaired. Read more

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Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine in the 21st Century

Lee J. Helman, M.D., is the next speaker for the 2013-2014 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series, this Friday, June 7th, when he will discuss Cancer Genomics and Precision Medicine in the 21st Century. Dr. Helman is a senior investigator and the head of the Molecular Oncology Section, Pediatric Oncology Branch, at the National Cancer Institute, NIH. Read more

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Genome Advance of the Month

Digging into the past to uncover the cause of our cavities

Today, cavities and gum disease are major health problems for children and adults. Yet archaeological evidence shows that cavities were rare in prehistoric humans. April's Genome Advance of the Month highlights a study published in Nature Genetics that examined how the evolution of the human diet might have altered our natural ability to fight off cavities. Read more

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Genome: Unlocking Life's Code opened June 14 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. This high-tech, high-intensity exhibition focuses on genomics research and how it impacts medical care, among other topics. The NHGRI and the Smithsonian Institution partnered to create this hands-on, interactive exhibit with both lab activities and thought-provoking ethical and social challenges. Learn to decipher the genome and understand its role in human health and life in the natural world. Read more

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Speakers offer perspectives about the role of genetics in helping smokers quit

On May 6, 2013, the final speakers for the Human Genome Project 10th anniversary seminar series addressed the genetic, social and behavioral implications of nicotine dependency. Caryn Lerman, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, and Alexandra Shields, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, presented joint talks, titled, Translating Pharmacogenetics Research to Practice: The Case Example of Smoking Cessation. Watch the videos

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Researchers fine-tune genomic links to high blood lipid levels

An international team of researchers has uncovered new evidence of potential genetic influences on blood lipid levels in three ethnic groups: African Americans, East Asians and Europeans. The results may lead to new insights into how genes affect the development of unhealthy levels of cholesterol, help explain differences in risks for heart disease and lead to new potential treatment strategies. Read more

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Advisory council open session

See videos from our live broadcast of the 68th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research on May 20th. Among the topics discussed: an update of the genome sequencing program, training and career development, and interpreting variants in non-coding regions of the genome. Watch now

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Students explore the natural world during DNA Day activities

Students visited the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to learn directly from scientists about DNA and how it relates to the natural world. Three hundred middle and high school students spent April 19, 2013, celebrating National DNA Day at the museum, an activity sponsored by NHGRI's Education and Community Involvement Branch. Find out what they discovered. Read more

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NHGRI symposium commemorates 10th anniversary of the Human Genome Project

On April 25, 2013, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) held the all-day symposium, The Genomics Landscape a Decade after the Human Genome Project, at the Ruth L. Kirschstein Auditorium, NIH. NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., chose the date to coincide with the journal Nature's publication of the discovery of DNA's double helical structure 60 years ago, and the 10-year anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP). Read more
See videos for all the symposium talks

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The New Telomere Diseases: Organ Failure and Cancer

The 2013-2014 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series began with The New Telomere Diseases: Organ Failure and Cancer by Neal Young, M.D., M.A.C.P., from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Video of that first lecture is now available. Read more
See the full 2013-2014 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series

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Final HGP 10 seminar talk slated for May 6

Caryn Lerman, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, and Alexandra Shields, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School will round out the seminar series for The Genomics Landscape a Decade after the Human Genome Project on Monday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. at Lipsett Amphitheater, Clinical Center, NIH. Read more

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NHGRI Director reflects on 10-year anniversary of the Human Genome Project

On April 14, 2003,  NHGRI and its international partners announced the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP). NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the decade since the end of the HGP and considers where the field of genomics is going, especially as it relates to medical applications and advances. Read more
Watch an HGP10 Interview with Dr. Green

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The New Telomere Diseases: Organ Failure and Cancer

The 2013-2014 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series begins this Friday, May 3rd, with The New Telomere Diseases: Organ Failure and Cancer by Neal Young, M.D., M.A.C.P., from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The monthly series, begun in December 2011, aims to enhance how we understand the intersection between genomics and medicine. Read more

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Genome Advance of the Month

Grabbing hold of cells and tissues with zinc fingers

This month's Genome Advance of the Month describes new uses for zinc fingers to improve researchers' ability to study the processes of single cells and the interactions between larger groups of cells. Zinc fingers are a potential tool in certain disease therapies because they could target defective copies of genes. Read more

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Study finds regions of the human genome in people of African ancestry associated with BMI

A large study by a consortium that includes researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health has identified genome regions associated with body-mass index (BMI) among people with African ancestry. The study appears in the April 12, 2013 advance online issue of Nature Genetics. Read more

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NHGRI celebrates 10th anniversary of the Human Genome Project completion

On Thursday, April 25, 2013, NHGRI marked the tenth anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) with a day-long symposium entitled The Genomics Landscape a Decade after the Human Genome Project, featuring leaders from the world of genomics. NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D. hosted the event, with speakers NIH Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Ewen Birney, M.D., Ph.D. from the European Bioinformatics Institute and many others. Videos of the entire event coming soon. Read the agenda
HGP 10th anniversary events
Tweet about it at: #HGP10

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Researchers explore genomic data privacy and risk

Genomic researchers routinely analyze anonymous DNA samples to learn more about disease and health. But what if someone could identify you from your DNA? Would you still volunteer for genomic research? Dr. George Church and Dr. Isaac Kohane discussed the issue on March 21. Read more
See a video of the seminar

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Genome Advance of the Month

Editing the book of life with molecular scissors

Life's code is written in A's, T's, C's and G's, the letters representing the four nucleotides in DNA that direct the action of a cell. We understand a lot about our DNA code and the cause of disease. But editing this book of life, and changing 'bad DNA' to 'good DNA' to treat disease, has proven difficult. Read more

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NHGRI reports on first genomic literacy workshop

Preparing for a future using genetic and genomic information as a routine part of medical care was the focus of an NHGRI genomic literacy workshop in 2011. Now, a meeting report describing the results of that workshop is available online in Genetics in Medicine. Read more

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Video now available: Using pharmacogenetics in clinical medicine

On March 1st, Dr. Tristan Sissung, Ph.D., discussed the use of pharmacogenetics in clinical medicine and drug development during the sixth and final lecture in the 2012-2013 Genomics in Medicine lecture series. Watch the lecture now
See the full 2012-2013 Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series

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NHGRI Director discusses ACMG recommendations for incidental findings

Doctors and others have debated what to do with the incidental findings that will inevitably be encountered when sequencing the genomes of patients. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has just released the first practice guidelines for reporting such incidental findings. NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the issue. Read more
Read the ACMG report
Read the ACMG press release

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Genomic Data Privacy and Risk

George Church, Ph.D., and Isaac Kohane, M.D., Ph.D., will continue the series of lectures celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Human Genome Project (HGP) with Genomic Data Privacy and Risk. Come hear them speak on Thursday, March 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Lipsett Amphitheater, NIH Clinical Center. Read more

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Now Playing: GenomeTV!

The brand new GenomeTV on genome.gov organizes all of NHGRI's webcasts and videos in one, easy-to-use, searchable database. Now you can locate and view that symposium, talk, workshop, documentary or council meeting - often with accompanying Powerpoint slides - with a few quick clicks. Try it now! Read more

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Video now available: Ophthalmic Genetics and Clinical Treatment Opportunities

On Feb. 8th, Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., National Eye Institute director at NIH, presented the fifth lecture in the Genomics in Medicine Lecture Series. Dr. Sieving discussed how gene identification has led to finding the molecular mechanisms and biological pathways of opthalmic disease and exploring targeted therapies. Read more

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Worm genome sequencing influenced Human Genome Project's data sharing principles

Robert Waterston, M.D., Ph.D., and Sir John Sulston, Ph.D., genomic researchers who sequenced the C. elegans genome in the 90s, recently described the project and their involvement in the HGP. The presentation kicked off talks organized by NHGRI to celebrate the HGP's 10th anniversary. Read more

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NHGRI pushes the boundaries of innovation

National Human Genome Research Institute staff highlighted several major institute programs at the recent 67^th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, offering insights into some of the institute's progress and innovation over the last several years, and providing glimpses into the future. Read more

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Expanding the limits of modern medicine

In recognition of Rare Disease Day, read a story of one patient's medical odyssey. Dunham Aurelius became patient 37 in the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program. The NIH Common Fund is currently implementing an initiative to expand the work of diagnosing difficult cases like Aurelius' to a network of clinical sites around the country. Read more

Read more about Rare Disease Day

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Physician Education in Genomics

In January, the National Human Genome Research Institute sponsored its fourth Genomic Medicine Centers meeting - Genomic Medicine Centers Meeting IV: Physician Education in Genomics - in Dallas, Texas. Video of the meeting is now available. Read more

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Genome Advance of the Month

Fitting the National Archives in your pocket

Nick Goldman, Ph.D., and Ewan Birney, Ph.D., researchers at the European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton, UK, wandered off on a tangent over a couple of beers, and instead of their usual mission of decoding genomic information, they decided to try the opposite problem: encoding information in DNA. The January Genome Advance of the Month features an article that began as a somewhat facetious idea for where to store big data. Read more

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Using pharmacogenetics in clinical medicine

On March 1st,, Dr. Tristan Sissung, Ph.D., will summarize the basis of pharmacogenetics and its use in clinical medicine and drug development for the next Genomics in Medicine lecture. Dr. Sissung, is a staff scientist with the National Cancer Institute, NIH Clinical Center, and conducts research in molecular genetics and translational pharmacogenetics. Read more

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