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​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. His primary focus is in the Genome Informatics … is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has selected Valentina Di Francesco as the Institute’s first chief data science strategist and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, strategic guidance and coordination for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
… She will lead new NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. … Valentina Di Francesco as the Institute’s first chief data science strategist and director of its new Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide … NHGRI selects Valentina Di Francesco as chief data science strategist …
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 challenges with current approaches to … Framework for an Evolving Field , with regards to legacy genomic data.  This workshop brought together leaders of …
Event
NHGRI holds a pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural … applied genomics, comparative genomics, bioinformatics and genomic medicine. The newly established Center and its … a fundamental challenge in genomics: understanding how genomic variants affect genome function in giving rise to …
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NHGRI held a second pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
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.
… Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide … for NHGRI activities, programs and policies in genomic data science. Ms. Di Francesco joined NHGRI in 2014 …
Research Funding
Bioinformatics and computational biology are cross-cutting areas broadly relevant and fundamental across the entire spectrum of genomics.
… Today, however, advances in tools and techniques for data generation are rapidly increasing the amount of data available to researchers, particularly in genomics. This … the NIH-funded biomedical data science ecosystem. Read the Genomic Data Science Fact Sheet . See the Draft 2023-2028 NIH …
Staff
Dr. Adam Phillippy is head of the Genome Informatics Section and the chief and senior investigator in the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research at NHGRI.
… Phillippy is the director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science research and head of the Genome Informatics … and metagenomics. Early in his career at The Institute for Genomic Research, he developed algorithms for whole-genome … bases of additional sequence and enabling new studies of genomic function and disease. Dr. Phillippy received his B.S. …
Staff
Dr. Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in transitioning genomics from a centralized data repository model to cloud-based collaborative science.
… and manages a portfolio of grants at the intersection of data science and genomics. Apart from a wide-ranging interest … focus areas include transitioning siloed or centralized data environments in genomics to cloud-based collaborative … a broad future workforce to navigate the massive data volumes produced in genomics research. Dr. Sen also has …