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FAQ
Frequently asked questions on the webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… be a domestic institution located in the United States and its territories which:  Has received an average of less … level research? It is not expected that the projects be large such as R01 level research. Small and/or pilot genetic … the organization, implementation, and evaluation of a full-scale genomic research center Plans for recruitment and …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each … Ph.D. Researchers will establish a pipeline for functional analysis, drug discovery, and pathway identification of …
News Release
NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… Darryl Leja, NHGRI. "TCGA was the first project of its scale to characterize - at the molecular level - cancer … at NCI. The project focused not only on cancer genome sequencing, but also on different types of data analyses, … September 27-29, 2018, that will discuss the future of large-scale cancer studies, with a session focusing on the …
News Release
CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… CMG, or others, submit DNA samples to the centers for DNA sequencing - or more specifically, exome or whole genome … were able to move exome sequencing into efficient, large-scale production. "We knew that discovery would depend on …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… sees an incomplete human genome sequence, with A, C, Ts and Gs, but is still missing some bases. She has doubts and says "Hmm, this doesn't look complete to me." … The human … with a vision. Even with new technologies, genome sequencing is still tough, time-consuming work that requires …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… Phillippy to provide scientific leadership and shape direction of computational genomics in institute’s … as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural … himself as an expert in genome sequence assembly and analysis not only within NIH but in the broader scientific …
News Release
The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… in human sexual development are spread across the genome and very complex, giving rise to the array of human sex … sequence particularly difficult to complete. Assembling sequencing data is like trying to read a long book cut into … of the human genome, the T2T Consortium applied new DNA sequencing technologies and sequence assembly methods, as …
News Release
Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… most of his days in extreme pain. He could barely walk and used a wheelchair. He saw numerous doctors in his … his lab at NHGRI. Dr. Kastner's team wanted to use genome sequencing to try to pinpoint if Rohith's condition was … somewhere else. From using mechanistic studies and genome sequencing to inform your patient care - that's unique to …
Educational Resources
Linkage is the close association of genes or other DNA sequences on the same chromosome.
… sequences on the same chromosome. … DNA Sequence, Linkage Analysis, Family Health History, Chromosome … Linkage, as related to genetics and genomics, refers to the closeness of genes or other DNA …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… had also accomplished a series of other goals, including sequencing the genomes of a set of model organisms. In fact, … is hopeful about the COVID-19 vaccine candidates beginning large scale clinical trials this summer Finding antibodies that …