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1 New ASHG-NHGRI Fellows

Genetics and Public Policy Fellow

Genetics and Education Fellow
2 30th Anniversary of Human Genome Project Launch

Interviews with Genomics Leaders

Video Testimonials
3 2020 NHGRI Strategic Vision
4 New Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
5 New Director, National Institute of Nursing Research
6 New Director, National Eye Institute
7 New Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases 
8 New Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
9 AACR 2020 Team Science Award

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) News Release

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Program Website
10 Templeton Prize 2020
11 NIH COVID-19 Information Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Website

NIH Coronavirus (COVID-19) Website

Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients

NIH Director’s Blog
12 Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations
13 Mourning the Loss of Beverly Paigen
14 ASHG Podcast Series: Genetically Speaking

Podcast Series Description

Podcast Series Registration
15 Next Steps for Functional Genomics NASEM Report
16 Heritable Human Genome Editing Report

Heritable Human Genome Editing Report Summary

Heritable Human Genome Editing Full Report
17 FNIH Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences 2020 Winner
18 20th Anniversary of White House Event Announcing Draft Human Genome Sequence
19 Technology Development Program

PAR-18-777 - Novel Genomic Technology Development (R01)

PAR-18-778 - Novel Genomic Technology Development (R21)

PAR-18-779 - Novel Genomic Technology Development (R43/R44)

RFA-HG-20-014 - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R01)

RFA-HG-20-015 - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R21)

RFA-HG-20-016 - Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development (R43/R44)

Technology Development Program Website

Novel Genome Technology Development Program Announcements

NHGRI Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting
20 ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

ENCODE Program Website

ENCODE Portal

ENCODE Publication Site

ENCODE Participants

Search Candidate cis-Regulatory Elements by ENCODE (SCREEN)
21 Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Program

IGVF Program Website

RFA-HG-20-043 - Systematic Characterization of Genomic Variation on Genome Function and Phenotype (UM1)

RFA-HG-20-044 - Defining Genomic Influence on Gene Network Regulation (U01)

RFA-HG-20-045 - Single-cell Profiling of Regulatory Element and Gene Activity in Relationship to Genome Function (UM1)

RFA-HG-20-046 - Genomic Variation and Function Data and Administrative Coordinating Center (U24)

RFA-HG-20-047 - Developing Predictive Models of the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (U01)
22 Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS)

CEGS Program Website

PAR-19-204 - Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (RM1)

NOT-HG-20-013 - Emphasizing an Opportunity for New Institutional Applicants in Response to PAR-19-204 Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (RM1)

NOT-HG-20-056 - Emphasizing an Opportunity for New Institutional Applicants in Response to PAR-19-204 Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (RM1)
23 Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)

dGTEx Program Website

RFA-HD-21-008 - Pediatric Biospecimen Procurement Center (BPC) Supporting the Developmental Gene Expression (dGTEx) Project (U24)

RFA-HG-20-039 - Laboratory, Data Analysis, and Coordinating Center (LDACC) for the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (U24)
24 NHGRI Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)

AnVIL Program Website

AnVIL Project Website

Training & Workshop Announcements

COVID Host Genetics Initiative
25 Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) Catalog
26 Phenotypes and Exposures (PhenX) Toolkit

PhenX Toolkit

PhenX Funding Opportunity Announcements

RFA-OD-20-013 - Emergency Awards: RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) (U24)
27 Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE)

eMERGE Network Program Website

eMERGE Press Release

eMERGE Resources
28 Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen)

ClinGen Program Website

ClinGen Ancestry and Diversity Working Group Publication

ClinGen GenomeConnect
29 Implementing Genomics in Practice (IGNITE)

IGNITE Program Website

IGNITE Pragmatic Clinical Trials Network Website

Genetic Testing to Understand and Address Renal Disease Disparities Across the United States (GUARDD-US)
30 Advancing Genomic Medicine Research and Genetic Counseling Research

RFA-HG-20-036 - Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (R01)

RFA-HG-20-037 - Advancing Genomic Medicine Research (R21)

RFA-HG-20-048 - Investigator-Initiated Research on Genetic Counseling Processes and Practices (R01)

RFA-HG-20-049 - Investigator-Initiated Research on Genetic Counseling Processes and Practices (R21)
31 ELSI Research Program

ELSI Research Program Website

PAR-20-254 - Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01)

PAR-20-255 - Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21)

PAR-20-257 - Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03)
32 Training and Career Development
33 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards
34 Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS)

LINCS Program Website 

LINCS Consortium Website
35 Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa)

DS-I Africa Program Website

RFA-RM-20-018 - Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Open Data Science Platform and Coordinating Center (U2C)

RFA-RM-20-015 - Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Research Hubs (U54)

RFA-RM-20-016 - Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) Research Training Program (U2R)

RFA-RM-20-017 - Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa): Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research (U01)
36 Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP)

HuBMAP Program Website

HuBMAP Common Fund Website

HuBMAP Data Portal

RFA-RM-20-001 - Transformative Technology Development for the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (UG3/UH3)

RFA-RM-20-002 - Tissue Mapping Centers for the Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (U54)
37 Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program

NOT-RM-20-023 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54)

NOT-RM-20-022 - Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center (U54)
38 All of Us Research Program

All of Us Research Program

All of Us News, Events, and Media page

All of Us Researcher Workbench
39 NHGRI Postdoctoral Fellowship in History of Genomics

NHGRI History of Genomics Program Website

Fellowship Description and Application
40 2020 Short Course in Genomics
41 NHGRI Researchers Generate First Gapless Sequence of Human X Chromosome
42 New President-Elect, American Society of Human Genetics
43 NHGRI Director on Twitter
44 The Genomics Landscape: A Monthly Newsletter from the NHGRI Director

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