Community Outreach
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) aims to educate students, teachers, and the public about genomics through participation in outreach events and hands-on activities.
![Unlocking Life's Code](/sites/default/files/media/images/2023-04/ulc_dyn.jpg)
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
![DNA Sequence](/sites/default/files/media/images/2019-12/sequence-dyn0035.png)
15 examples of how genomics has and continues to transform our world in myriad ways.
![Baby in The Gene documentary](/sites/default/files/media/images/2020-01/TheGene_dyn.png)
NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.
![Girl holding double helix](/sites/default/files/media/images/2019-04/1.2.4.1-National-DNA-Day-2.jpg)
National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953.
![USA Science and Engineering Festival | NHGRI](/sites/default/files/1.2.4.3_children_scienceandengineering_festival.jpg)
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is an opportunity to take part in hands-on genetics and genomics activities.
Last updated: April 7, 2023