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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … your ancestors, both near and distant? Advances since the Human Genome Project allow us to compare genome sequences … among the most common questions that humans ponder. The Human Genome Project produced a reference human genome …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. … The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for … the role of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the International Human Genome Project (HGP). The HGP was … National Center for Human Genome Research celebrates its 5th anniversary. James D. Watson** Lecture is established. …
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NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. People … of these multi-layered stories and their implications for human history and health," said Dr. Rotimi. "The way people … Global Health is actively participating in the H3Africa Consortium 's effort to develop an African-specific …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and … response to cases of ethical misconduct during WWII, the international scientific community established the Nuremberg … the establishment of these ethical principles at an international level, research with human participants in the …
Staff
Dr. Sean Conlan is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… and platforms to answer basic research questions on the human skin microbiome and hospital-associated pathogens. Dr. Conlan … Biology, 13(7):R64. 2012. [ PubMed ] The Human Microbiome Consortium. Structure, Function and Diversity of the Human …
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The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites.
… launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites. … The National … (IGVF) consortium, initiated and funded by NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). NHGRI will fund 25 … will work to understand how genomic variation alters human genome function, and how such variation influences …
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NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… era in genomics research. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results, published today in the journal … of a broader initiative by the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, partially funded by NHGRI. The consortium aims to …
Media Advisory
Researchers from the NIH-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium will answer questions about a set of papers to be published in the Nature Portfolio journals and Genome Research. The papers and the briefing are under embargo until May 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. E.T.
… Researchers from the National Institutes of Health-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium will answer questions about a set of papers to be … embargo until May 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. E.T. … The new human pangenome reference, a high-quality collection of …
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Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… completed a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which … differences, like healthy and diseased states, across human tissues and cell types. … The atlas is the culmination … of work from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, established to catalog how genomic variation …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the … Genome Project (HGP) began on October 1, 1990. Led by an international team of multidisciplinary researchers, the HGP … Green, draft sequence human genome, Human Genome Project, International Common Disease Alliance (ICDA), Richard …