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Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the … identified by next generation sequencing of endometrial tumor tissues. Specifically, the successful applicant will …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the … identified by next generation sequencing of endometrial tumor tissues. Specifically, the successful applicant will …
News Release
On its 15th anniversary, National DNA Day and NHGRI shared its genomics expertise to explain the importance of genomics in our everyday lives.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … NHGRI has celebrated previous National DNA Days - an annual commemoration of the completion of the … and the discovery of DNA's double helix structure - in big ways. … On the 15th anniversary, NHGRI took it a step … new cell types could be important for a very rare kind of cancer, and another could be targeted to make better …
Staff
Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… Cancer Research Center and University of Washington in 1993, rising to the rank of Member in the Human Biology … A, Dreger DL, Hogan AN, Plassais J, Ostrander EA. (2022). DNA methylation clocks for dogs and humans. Proc Natl. Acad … canine urothelial carcinoma are associated with tumor immune signatures and dog breed. Bladder Cancer 7(3): …
Staff
Dr. Laura Elnitski is a senior investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Laura Elnitski obtained her B.S. in molecular and cellular biology at The Pennsylvania State … PLoS ONE ). A heat map depicting the stratified levels of DNA methylation in a variety of gynecological tissues and … that the molecular mechanisms of disease differ across tumor types. Furthering the complexity of regulated gene …
Media Availability
National DNA Day events give the public a chance to ask questions about genetics and genomics.
… (NHGRI) will celebrate its fourteenth annual National DNA Day on Monday, April 25, 2016. National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. … …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… high-quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day. … DNA Day Essay Contest from ASHG American Society … Genetics (ASHG) DNA Day essay contest is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, … on DNA in the fields of human evolution, forensics, cancer biology, and the study of animals. Some videos are …
Educational Resources
A mutagen is a chemical or physical phenomenon, such as ionizing radiation, that promotes errors in DNA replication.
… such as ionizing radiation, that promotes errors in DNA replication. … Mutagen, DNA Mutation, DNA Replication, Cancer … A mutagen is a chemical or physical agent capable of …
News Release
NHGRI marks its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational events for students, teachers and health professionals.
… Institute (NHGRI) will mark its fourteenth annual National DNA Day by organizing a nationwide network of educational … … Celebrated on April 25th every year, National DNA Day aims to educate people about important scientific advances in genomics and how those advances may impact their lives. …
Educational Resources
Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death.
… cell death. … Programmed Cell Death, Development, DNA Repair, Cancer, Tumor, Cell Division … Apoptosis is the process of programmed … example, those between the fingers of a developing hand. In adults, apoptosis is used to rid the body of cells that …