News Releases From Funded Research Centers Nih Newborn Screening Grants

News Releases from Funded Research Centers: NIH Newborn Screening Grants

Pilot projects to examine sequencing newborns' genomes are being funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the National Institutes of Health.

The awards will fund studies on the potential for genome and exome sequencing to expand and improve newborn health care. Genomic sequencing examines the complete DNA blueprint of the cells, and exome sequencing is a strategy to selectively sequence exons, the short stretches of DNA within our genomes that code for proteins.

Read the NHGRI Relsease: NIH program explores the use of genomic sequencing in newborn healthcare

 

Read NHGRI-Related Releases from Funded Institutes and Research Centers

• September 4, 2013: Brigham and Women's Hospital Awarded $6 Million to Study Genome Sequencing in Newborns
• September 4, 2013: Boston Children's, Brigham and Women's receive $6 million for genome sequencing in newborns
• September 4, 2013: Children's Mercy Receives $5 Million NIH Grant for 50-Hour Genomic Diagnosis in Critically Ill Newborns
• September 4, 2013: UCSF Receives $4.5M to Study Value of Gene Sequencing in Newborns
• September 4, 2013: UNC partners with NIH to explore genomic testing for newborns
• September 4, 2013: NIH Awards HTG Molecular Additional $1.01M to Continue Development of Targeted Sequencing Product Concept

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Posted: September 30, 2013