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The Genomics Landscape
In June 1, 2023, edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium releasing a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference.
… of the 99 th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research , held last month, are now available on the … first human genome sequence, generated by the Human Genome Project 20 years ago, has served as a reference for …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 5, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green focuses on the 2020 Strategic Vision.
… to celebrating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project (HGP), which was featured in last month’s The …
News Release
NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… of Health (NIH) researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog that is native to the mountains of Sardinia, … DNA sequence.) The findings, by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, and … recent studies that also traced the genetic origins of human Sardinians to the Middle East and Hungary. Sardinian …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each … 3 billion DNA base pairs, or letters, that make up the human genome. With its four-letter language, DNA contains the … as a deletion of thousands of bases. … The Human Genome Project, which was led at the National Institutes of Health …
Media Advisory
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, who have now sequenced the remaining 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades.
… panel discuss the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome via virtual conference call on March 31. … The … of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades. …
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… Archives include trove of historical materials from the Human Genome Project. … … The Francis Collins Collection alone contains …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… latest GTEx data release represents the largest atlas of human gene expression and catalog of trait loci to date. … … 2010 (See: NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression project ), GTEx will create a resource that researchers can … of the Director, in partnership with the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Mental …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic researchers had not yet …
News Release
Three practical strategies for reducing the risk of re-identification, the process by which anonymized personal genomic data are matched with the owner.
… matched with the true owner. The paper is the result of a project called The Beacon Project, initiated by the Global … & Health (GA4GH) and funded in part by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). The Beacon Project tests …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in February 2021.
… Scientific American – A Vision for the Next Decade of Human Genomics Research Forbes - How Human Genome Sequencing Went From $1 Billion A Pop To Under $1,000 … Podcast - The Past, Present and Future of the Human Genome Project The Future of Genomics: 10 Bold Predictions Video …