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NHGRI-funded researchers to be honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
… Three researchers funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).  … genomics research. We are proud that some of these researchers are now being recognized for their remarkable …
Careers and Training
Scientists and thousands of other professionals are using discoveries in genetics to revolutionize the world. This means careers in genetics and genomics are booming. And there are many other careers you don’t usually think of as science, like education, social work, and even law and the arts that are affected by this growth, creating even more career opportunities.
… arts that are affected by this growth, creating even more career opportunities. … and clinical settings. Genomics Researcher Genomic researchers study genes effect on physical traits and how … Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research ELSI researchers investigate the ethical, legal, social or policy …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… science fun and interesting, inspiring her to pursue a career in science. Instead of becoming a physician as she'd … Dr. Findley shared the steps she took towards her career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students. She was one of four researchers who spoke at a May 2, 2014, event at Medgar Evers …
Funding Opportunities
Funding for New and Early-Stage Investigators
… One essential element of the NHGRI mission is supporting researchers through their early career stages, enabling them to make the next scientific … Grants (but were afraid to ask) Dr. Lisa Chadwick spoke to early career researchers at the 2024 Mutational Scanning …
Event
NHGRI will host a TiDHE ancillary event for trainees and early-stage career investigators at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting on October 27, 2022.
… (NHGRI) will host an ancillary event for trainees and early-stage career investigators,  "NHGRI Building a Diverse Workforce: Listening to the Voices of Trainees and Early-Stage Scientists," at the 2022 ASHG Annual Meeting. … Diverse Workforce: Listening to the Voices of Trainees and Early-Stage Scientists …
Employment
Explore our full range of career opportunities at NHGRI and find one that fits your talents.
… you to help advance genomics. Explore our full range of career opportunities and find one that fits your talents. … Explore our full range of career opportunities at NHGRI and find one that fits your … Explore our full range of career opportunities at NHGRI and find one that fits your …
Research Training
Competitive scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support careers in biomedical, behavioral and social science health-related research.
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green talks about the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting, which provides a venue to foster support and a sense of community for NHGRI-funded trainees, equipping them with tools for success and more clarity about career possibilities.
… between the two sets of centromere sequences, the researchers found notable variation in the number of certain types of DNA repeats. The researchers also sequenced the centromeres of several … convene each year for the NHGRI Research Training and Career Development Annual Meeting. This year, the meeting — …
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Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., Division of Genome Sciences director, was honored with the HHS Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing technology.
… the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Career Achievement Award for his work in genome sequencing … been borne out." Jeffery Schloss and receives the HHS Career Achievement Award from Secretary Sylvia Burwell Dr. … NHGRI's Dr. Jeffery Schloss honored with HHS Career Achievement Award …
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NHGRI will provide approximately $5.8 million over five years to create an educational hub for computational genomics and data science. The hub will provide new educational and research opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds, including those from groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.
… program will support educational activity at two different early career stages — undergraduate and master's degree level — to … With the recent growth of cloud computing technologies, researchers have more access to genomic data sets, tools and … $5.8M to create genomic data science educational hub for early career researchers …