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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.
… I am excited about the upcoming appointments of two people into leadership positions of major significance to NHGRI. First, later this spring, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) will be appointing Amanda Perl as … The evolution of human altriciality and brain development in comparative …
News Release
The Genetics and Public Policy and Genetics and Education Fellowships provide a pathway for scientists to pursue careers in science policy or education.
… Rapid advances in genomic research have led to a wealth of potential clinical applications that can benefit society. … genomic research and science education and policy. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) have joined forces to provide a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… our organization graduated from being a 'Center' (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and transitioned … your attention to a request for information from the All of Us  Research Program. The deadline for submitting use case ideas for the upcoming All of Us  Research Priorities Workshop (March 21-23, 2018) has …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
… start for NHGRI. We just updated our Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms with several new entries, … for more terms to come in 2025! By the simple coincidence of scheduling, I am in the midst of diversifying the venues at which I’ve spoken about … Mapping the relative accuracy of cross-ancestry prediction Lupi, et al. Nat. Comm. , Dec …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
Educational Resources
Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data.
… Bioinformatics is a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data. … such biological information to increase our understanding of health and disease and, in certain cases, as part of …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data. 
… and consider how they relate to the ongoing use of legacy data;  Summarize current approaches to the use of population descriptors in/for legacy data;   Define … All of Us Research Program National Cancer Institute National … Several National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes, Offices, and …
News Release
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.
… National Institutes of Health will provide approximately $5.8 million over five … groups historically underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.  The program will support educational activity at … director in the Office of Genomic Data Science within the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). “Instead of …
Staff
Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide … NHGRI, Ms. Di Francesco was a program officer at the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases … is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in May 2019.
… Shuffles at the Food and Drug Administration and National Cancer Institute FDA Commissioner Gottlieb, Who … Year 2020 Appropriations Process 8 Mourning the Loss of Sydney Brenner 9 Elected to National Academy of Sciences 10 National Academy of Sciences Awards 11 …