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The NHGRI Education and Community Involvement Branch is co-hosting a webinar on January 9 with the Undergraduate Genetics Education Network that will explore the changing landscape of genetics from a largely descriptive field and emerging creative fields.
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the legacy the LINCS program leaves as it has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular dataset.
… team and our patients, extending to humanity at large. And that trust, in turn, is built upon the scientific … Common Fund project, has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular … the impressive usage statistics above, several small and large pharmaceutical companies (e.g., AstraZeneca, Genentech, …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve … on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve … on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve …
Staff
Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… in 1993. At the NHGRI, Dr. Elkahloun started applying large scale screening methods to identify genes associated … Abdel Elkahloun, large-scale screening methods, microarray technology, …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
… microbial genomics, what else can we do? The field of synthetic biology  has emerged directly from advances in DNA … Rampant Transfer Of Genes, Human Microbiome Project, Synthetic Biology …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI is seeking a postdoc to join the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section in Bethesda, Maryland.
… methods. This includes harnessing the strengths of CRISPR, large scale oligo synthesis, and yeast genetics. Research in … CRISPR, Large Scale Oligo Synthesis, Yeast Genetics, Postdoctoral …
News Release
In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, … In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, … In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… that will support investigators developing novel synthetic nucleic acid technologies and a coordinating … have now been published. The first component, the Novel Synthetic Nucleic Acid Technology Development FOA, is … capabilities, and efficiency of nucleic acid synthesis and synthetic constructs at reasonable and decreased costs. The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… of genome sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA sequencing had advanced substantially. At … it became clear that having the local capacity to generate large amounts of DNA sequence data in support of genomics … the present, NISC became a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the …