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NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health. … $1000 Genome Program Genetic Association Information Network (GAIN) …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… … ENCODE Project's third phase offers new insights into the organization and regulation of our genes and genome … The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human genome functions. With the completion of its latest …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… Caption: A copy of the first page of Martin Rechsteiner’s letter, which circulated and spurred the anti-Human Genome Project letter campaign. The first line of the letter …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the legacy of the Human Microbiome Project as it reaches completion.
… ‘Genomics2020’ Strategic Planning Process entitled “From Genome to Phenotype: Genomic Variation Identification, Association, and Function in Human Health and Disease.” The workshop included valuable discussions about a variety of …
News Release
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… Steven Benowitz … An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's … in addition to new methods of prevention. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… and NHGRI finally received their Fiscal Year 2018 budgets. The news was worth waiting for! Overall, NIH was the … 19: NHGRI's 2020 Vision for Genomics " to listen. … The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … Award (in the Field of Medicine 2017) recognizes the Human Genome Project for its collaborative success that has …
News Release
Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
… Landmarks in genetics and genomics Hover or swipe over the illustration to zoom. The Human Genome Project (HGP) Timeline contains major milestones in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … As the summer heat bears down on the country and the battle … the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – infectious or otherwise. Through various … genomics: the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… of its many celebrated ‘odometer moments’ this month! The 100th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR) will take place on September 18 and …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research … of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a project to identify all functional elements in the human …