Director's Report-Related Documents

May 2019

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No.	Relevant Documents
1	New NHGRI Communications Chief
2	'Genomics2020' Strategic Planning Process 'Genomics2020' Website 'Genomics2020' News and Events Calendar Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
3	New ASHG-NHGRI Diversity Partnerships
4	Leadership Shuffles at the Food and Drug Administration and National Cancer Institute FDA Commissioner Gottlieb, Who Raised Alarms about Teen Vaping, Resigns NCI Director Norman Sharpless Named Acting FDA chief
5	New Director, NIH Center for Scientific Review
6	New Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders
7	Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Process
8	Mourning the Loss of Sydney Brenner
9	Elected to National Academy of Sciences
10	National Academy of Sciences Awards
11	ASHG Position Statement: Responsibility to Recontact
12	Genomics In the News The NASA Twins Study: A Multidimensional Analysis of a Year-Long Human Spaceflight Adopt a Moratorium on Heritable Genome Editing NIH Supports Call for Moratorium on Clinical Uses of Germline Gene Editing
13	Genomes In the News Coast Redwood Walnut Peanut Strawberry Two Cotton Genomes Durum Wheat (for Pasta) A Superfood Swaweed, Ito-Mozuku Milkweed Bug Snailfish Antarctic Blackfin Icefish Narwhal Great White Shark Red Lionfish The Internet-Famous Cat, LilBub
14	Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) GSP Program Website GSP Consortium Website Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG) Website Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMG) Website Matchmaker Exchange Lappalainen – Genomic Analysis in the Age of Human Genome Sequencing Liu – ACAT: A Fast and Powerful p Value Combination Method for Rare-Variant Analysis in Sequencing Studies Posey – Insights into Genetics, Human Biology and Disease Gleaned from Family Based Genomic Studies
15	Technology Development Program Technology Development Program Website Novel Genome Technology Development Program Announcements Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting
16	ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) ENCODE Program Website ENCODE Portal ENCODE Participants ENCODE Data Utilization Workshop Search Candidate cis-Regulatory Elements By ENCODE (SCREEN) ENCODE Data on Amazon Web Services Gasperini - A Genome-Wide Framework for Mapping Gene Regulation via Cellular Genetic Screens ENCODE Consortium Publications List on the ENCODE Portal ENCODE Community Publications List on the ENCODE Portal
17	Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit
18	NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog GWAS Catalog Program Website Sirugo - The Missing Diversity in Human Genetic Studies
19	Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network eMERGE Network Program Website eMERGE Tools Safarova – A Phenome-wide Association Study to Discover Pleiotropic Effects of PCSK9, APOB, and LDLR eMERGE Resources
20	Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) ClinGen Consortium Website Hosseini – Reappraisal of Reported Genes for Sudden Arrhythmic Death DiStefano – ClinGen Expert Clinical Validity Curation of 164 Hearing Loss Gene–Disease Pairs Ingles – Evaluating the Clinical Validity of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Genes Seifert – Determining the Clinical Validity of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Susceptibility Genes Using the Clinical Genome Resource Clinical Validity Framework Lee – Clinical Validity Assessment of Genes Frequently Tested on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Sequencing Panels
21	Clinical Sequence Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Program CSER Program Website CSER Consortium Website
22	Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE)
23	Newborn Sequencing In Genomic Medicine and Public HealTh (NSIGHT)
24	International 100K+ Cohort Consortium (IHCC)
25	Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Website Genomic Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) Website
26	Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program ELSI Research Program Website Centers of Excellence in ELSI Research (CEER) Program Genomics and Society Working Group of Council
27	SBIR/STTR Programs Small Business Program Bio-IT Award Website Genomenon Press Release on Bio-IT Award Duality Technologies
28	Research Training and Career Development Training Program Website Annual Meeting Website
29	Extramural Investigator-Initiated Highlights Khera – Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood Verma – Human-Disease Phenotype Map Derived from PheWAS across 38,682 Individuals Gupta – Single-Cell Analysis Reveals a Hair Follicle Dermal Niche Molecular Differentiation Trajectory that Begins Prior to Morphogenesis Rubin – Coupled Single-Cell CRISPR Screening and Epigenomic Profiling Reveals Causal Gene Regulatory Networks Sabatello – Disability Inclusion in Precision Medicine Research: A First National Survey
30	Human Microbiome Project (HMP) HMP Data Coordination Center Website NIH-Wide Microbiome Workshop Report NIH-Wide Portfolio Analysis
31	Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2) NIH KOMP2 Program Website International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium Website
32	Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)
33	Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) NIH UDN Program Website NHGRI UDN Program Website UDN Gateway UDN Website in Spanish
34	All of Us Research Program All of Us Research Program Website All of Us Research Hub All of Us News and Events All of Us Symposium Videocast
35	NHGRI Redesigns genome.gov
36	NHGRI History of Genomics Program History of Genomics Website Journal of the History of Biology Special Issue Oral History YouTube Channel History of Genomics Program Lecture Series
37	American Sign Language Film: Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
38	2019 National DNA Day NHGRI's National DNA Day Events Page Smithsonian's HOT Topic Website National DNA Day Events Map
39	Genome: Unlocking Life's Code Exhibition
40	Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC)
41	Elected to National Academy of Sciences
42	Health and Human Services Career Achievement Award
43	NHGRI Intramural Research Highlights Ostrander – Researchers Create the Largest Global Catalog of Variations in the Dog Genome Bentley – Researchers Uncover Gene Regions that Affect Cholesterol Levels in Smokers Shaw – Linking Genes to ADHD by Mapping Connections in the Brain
44	The Genomics Landscape: A Monthly Newsletter from the NHGRI Director Listserv Sign-Up Issue Archive

May 2019

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No.	Relevant Documents
1	New NHGRI Communications Chief
2	'Genomics2020' Strategic Planning Process 'Genomics2020' Website 'Genomics2020' News and Events Calendar Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
3	New ASHG-NHGRI Diversity Partnerships
4	Leadership Shuffles at the Food and Drug Administration and National Cancer Institute FDA Commissioner Gottlieb, Who Raised Alarms about Teen Vaping, Resigns NCI Director Norman Sharpless Named Acting FDA chief
5	New Director, NIH Center for Scientific Review
6	New Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders
7	Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations Process
8	Mourning the Loss of Sydney Brenner
9	Elected to National Academy of Sciences
10	National Academy of Sciences Awards
11	ASHG Position Statement: Responsibility to Recontact
12	Genomics In the News The NASA Twins Study: A Multidimensional Analysis of a Year-Long Human Spaceflight Adopt a Moratorium on Heritable Genome Editing NIH Supports Call for Moratorium on Clinical Uses of Germline Gene Editing
13	Genomes In the News Coast Redwood Walnut Peanut Strawberry Two Cotton Genomes Durum Wheat (for Pasta) A Superfood Swaweed, Ito-Mozuku Milkweed Bug Snailfish Antarctic Blackfin Icefish Narwhal Great White Shark Red Lionfish The Internet-Famous Cat, LilBub
14	Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) GSP Program Website GSP Consortium Website Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG) Website Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMG) Website Matchmaker Exchange Lappalainen – Genomic Analysis in the Age of Human Genome Sequencing Liu – ACAT: A Fast and Powerful p Value Combination Method for Rare-Variant Analysis in Sequencing Studies Posey – Insights into Genetics, Human Biology and Disease Gleaned from Family Based Genomic Studies
15	Technology Development Program Technology Development Program Website Novel Genome Technology Development Program Announcements Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting
16	ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) ENCODE Program Website ENCODE Portal ENCODE Participants ENCODE Data Utilization Workshop Search Candidate cis-Regulatory Elements By ENCODE (SCREEN) ENCODE Data on Amazon Web Services Gasperini - A Genome-Wide Framework for Mapping Gene Regulation via Cellular Genetic Screens ENCODE Consortium Publications List on the ENCODE Portal ENCODE Community Publications List on the ENCODE Portal
17	Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit
18	NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog GWAS Catalog Program Website Sirugo - The Missing Diversity in Human Genetic Studies
19	Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network eMERGE Network Program Website eMERGE Tools Safarova – A Phenome-wide Association Study to Discover Pleiotropic Effects of PCSK9, APOB, and LDLR eMERGE Resources
20	Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) ClinGen Consortium Website Hosseini – Reappraisal of Reported Genes for Sudden Arrhythmic Death DiStefano – ClinGen Expert Clinical Validity Curation of 164 Hearing Loss Gene–Disease Pairs Ingles – Evaluating the Clinical Validity of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Genes Seifert – Determining the Clinical Validity of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Susceptibility Genes Using the Clinical Genome Resource Clinical Validity Framework Lee – Clinical Validity Assessment of Genes Frequently Tested on Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Sequencing Panels
21	Clinical Sequence Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) Program CSER Program Website CSER Consortium Website
22	Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE)
23	Newborn Sequencing In Genomic Medicine and Public HealTh (NSIGHT)
24	International 100K+ Cohort Consortium (IHCC)
25	Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Website Genomic Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL) Website
26	Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program ELSI Research Program Website Centers of Excellence in ELSI Research (CEER) Program Genomics and Society Working Group of Council
27	SBIR/STTR Programs Small Business Program Bio-IT Award Website Genomenon Press Release on Bio-IT Award Duality Technologies
28	Research Training and Career Development Training Program Website Annual Meeting Website
29	Extramural Investigator-Initiated Highlights Khera – Polygenic Prediction of Weight and Obesity Trajectories from Birth to Adulthood Verma – Human-Disease Phenotype Map Derived from PheWAS across 38,682 Individuals Gupta – Single-Cell Analysis Reveals a Hair Follicle Dermal Niche Molecular Differentiation Trajectory that Begins Prior to Morphogenesis Rubin – Coupled Single-Cell CRISPR Screening and Epigenomic Profiling Reveals Causal Gene Regulatory Networks Sabatello – Disability Inclusion in Precision Medicine Research: A First National Survey
30	Human Microbiome Project (HMP) HMP Data Coordination Center Website NIH-Wide Microbiome Workshop Report NIH-Wide Portfolio Analysis
31	Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2) NIH KOMP2 Program Website International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium Website
32	Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)
33	Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) NIH UDN Program Website NHGRI UDN Program Website UDN Gateway UDN Website in Spanish
34	All of Us Research Program All of Us Research Program Website All of Us Research Hub All of Us News and Events All of Us Symposium Videocast
35	NHGRI Redesigns genome.gov
36	NHGRI History of Genomics Program History of Genomics Website Journal of the History of Biology Special Issue Oral History YouTube Channel History of Genomics Program Lecture Series
37	American Sign Language Film: Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
38	2019 National DNA Day NHGRI's National DNA Day Events Page Smithsonian's HOT Topic Website National DNA Day Events Map
39	Genome: Unlocking Life's Code Exhibition
40	Inter-Society Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics (ISCC)
41	Elected to National Academy of Sciences
42	Health and Human Services Career Achievement Award
43	NHGRI Intramural Research Highlights Ostrander – Researchers Create the Largest Global Catalog of Variations in the Dog Genome Bentley – Researchers Uncover Gene Regions that Affect Cholesterol Levels in Smokers Shaw – Linking Genes to ADHD by Mapping Connections in the Brain
44	The Genomics Landscape: A Monthly Newsletter from the NHGRI Director Listserv Sign-Up Issue Archive

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