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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – infectious or otherwise. Through various … for genomics: the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the NHGRI … consortium aims to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes. The project recently reported the …
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.
… identified and catalogued more species that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to … these previously unknown species are the most abundant on human skin. The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin … an incredibly complex map of species that make up the skin microbiome. It also opens the door for scientists to figure …
News Release
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence. … our DNA is critical for understanding the full spectrum of human genomic variation and for understanding the genetic …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… papers that revealed the first detailed look at the human genome's nearly complete sequence. A part of the Human Genome Project, these studies launched a new era in biomedicine that … Waterston and Rogers discuss their respective roles in the Human Genome Project, the critical events leading up to the …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… latest GTEx data release represents the largest atlas of human gene expression and catalog of trait loci to date. … 2010 (See: NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression project ), GTEx will create a resource that researchers can … and stored through the National Cancer Institute's cancer Human Biobank initiative on behalf of GTEx. Until now, no …
Events
Data sharing has been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project.
… been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. While many recognize that sharing genomic data is … Global Challenges and Innovative Solutions for Sharing Human Genomic Data … been a central tenet of the field of genomics since the Human Genome Project. …
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 … or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by NIH must comply … All research with human participants supported by the United States government, … is subject to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects, or 'Common Rule' ( Code of Federal …
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 … Sequencing Program, Segre JA and Kong HH. Diverse human skin fungal communities in children converge in … Analysis of DNA Sequence Data from the NIH Human Microbiome Project. PLoS One, 7(10):e47075. 2012. [ PubMed ] …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for … institute's history is inextricably intertwined with the Human Genome Project and the history of the field of genomics. … The National Human Genome Research Institute began as the National Center …
News Release
NHGRI published its “Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics” in the journal Nature. This vision describes the most compelling research priorities and opportunities in human genomics for the coming decade, signaling a new era in genomics for the Institute and the field.
… NHGRI's 2020 Strategic Vision describes opportunities in human genomics for improving human health. … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … this week published its “ Strategic vision for improving human health at The Forefront of Genomics ” in the journal …