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NHGRI celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project with a "15 for 15" Celebration that commemorates the genomic advances since 2003.
… the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this milestone and the genomic … developments made since the end of the Human Genome Project and the importance of genomics in people's lives. … how far we have come since the end of the Human Genome Project and provides a glimpse into the future as genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the NHGRI … The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project is an international collaboration involving … to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes. The project recently reported the findings from its …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original … moon. The finished sequence produced by the Human Genome Project covers about 99 percent of the human genome's … took on a wide range of other goals, from sequencing the genomes of model organisms to developing new technologies to …
News Release
The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for … of medicine. The award will be received on behalf of the project by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National … the institute responsible for leading NIH's effort in the project. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… the Field of Medicine 2017) recognizes the Human Genome Project for its collaborative success that has contributed to … help commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Human Genome Project's completion in April 2003, the spring issue of the … NHGRI Program Director overseeing the Human Microbiome Project . …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… letter, which circulated and spurred the anti-Human Genome Project letter campaign. The first line of the letter reads “The human genome project: mediocre science, terrible science policy.” … of Kentucky Medical Center, argued that the Human Genome Project would not draw new professionals in science and …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… ENCODE Project's third phase offers new insights into the … The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human … of candidate DNA “switches” from the human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and where genes are …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the legacy of the Human Microbiome Project as it reaches completion.
… Within this collection of microbial species are numerous genomes containing millions of genes that encode an enormous … capabilities that supplement those encoded by our own genomes. Changes in the human microbiome are known to be … catalyzed the launching of the NIH Human Microbiome Project (HMP). In 2007, the NIH Common Fund initiated the HMP …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a project to identify all functional elements in the human … public research consortium to carry out a pilot project for testing and comparing existing and new methods to … participants resoundingly supported the concept of a pilot project and made a number of recommendations about the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… 20 th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) – a major milestone in the history of science. … contributing to the effort. In fact, by the end of the project, researchers from 20 different countries contributed … the human genome and compete with the publicly-funded project. During the virtual discussion, the G5 leaders …