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The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green focuses on recent efforts to make the human genome reference sequence useful to basic and clinical researchers and how increasing the representation of human genomic variation will remain key components of NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program.
… The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is currently … Research studies that generate genome-sequence data rely on a reference sequence for making … were difficult to “read out” completely using the DNA-sequencing methods available at that time. In addition, the …
News Release
NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) program has made significant strides in defining the role of … disease; improved the analysis and interpretation of DNA sequencing results; and provided new insights into the …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.
… Human Genome Reference Sequence … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is … A human genome reference sequence is an accepted representation of the human genome sequence that is used by researchers as a standard for … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is …
Research Training
The Graduate Partnerships Program develops future scientists by providing opportunities to perform research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Graduate Partnerships Program fosters the professional development of future … the opportunity to perform research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) laboratories. … The four year training program is open only to those who have already completed a …
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.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists … and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original … effort to sequence the 3 billion DNA letters in the human genome is considered by many to be one of the most ambitious …
News Release
Ten investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects at the NIH Clinical Center.
… Ten intramural investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects … research. CCGO is co-sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Deputy Director … NIH Clinical Center. Using CCGO funds, the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center will sequence the exomes of 1,000 NIH …
Educational Resources
DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule.
… DNA Sequencing … DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the … Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, ACGT, DNA, DNA Sequencing … understanding the function of genes and other parts of the genome. There are now several different methods available for …
Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… The Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) is a mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position. The program lasts for three to five years during which time the … and implements an integrated, translational research program. … National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the NIH Clinical …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… group will be housed within NHGRI’s Intramural Research Program. If you are interested in learning more about the goings-on of NHGRI’s Extramural Research Program, I would suggest that you sign up for our extramural … findings of the CEGS Program evaluation can be found on genome.gov , but several high-level summary features deserve …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… In 2003, the Human Genome Project ended with the generation of an essentially … approach of using the best-available technologies for sequencing DNA and pushing them to their absolute limits. In … studies being performed by NHGRI’s Human Genome Reference Program . The NHGRI Office of Communications has created …