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The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
… are now regularly generating massive amounts of genomic data. To meet the growing needs of the field, NHGRI established the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) a little over two years ago. Directed by … the office is to develop, promote, and coordinate genomic data science activities within NHGRI and across NIH. OGDS is …
News Release
NHGRI convened geneticists, biologists, clinicians, bioinformatics specialists and more to provide expert advice on the future of its Genome Sequencing Program.
… provide expert advice on the future of its flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). … two-day meeting, titled, Future Opportunities for Genome Sequencing and Beyond: A Planning workshop for the National … supporting research into new DNA sequencing methods and data analysis techniques and solving difficult problems in …
News Release
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Genomic Data Sharing Policy includes expectations for how researchers should obtain, share and access genomic data from human and non-human sources. As a leader in genomics, including relevant policy development and implementation, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) encourages data sharing practices that go beyond the NIH expectations.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Genomic Data Sharing Policy includes expectations for how researchers should obtain, share and access genomic data from human and non-human sources. As a leader in … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) encourages data sharing practices that go beyond the NIH expectations. …
Talking Glossary
Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule.
… Nanopore DNA Sequencing … Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the … Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the … that cells use to develop and operate. Nanopore DNA sequencing involves reading the code of single DNA strands as …
Event
On April 10-11, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC.
… (NHGRI) sponsored a workshop titled Defining a Clinical Data Ecosystem for Genomic Health in Washington, DC. In the … longitudinally in patient care — that is, whole genome sequencing — rather than many different orderable panels. This data could be accessible at point of care, leading to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy and how it emphasizes the importance of good data management practices.
… Genome-wide data from medieval German Jews show that the Ashkenazi …  The effective date for the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy occurred last month … 25, 2023. The DMS Policy emphasizes the importance of good data management practices, which provide the foundation for …
News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results. The research suggests that newer, faster, "next-generation" DNA sequencing (NGS) methods are as accurate - and perhaps more accurate - than Sanger sequencing, a time-tested technique that is typically used to …
Research at NHGRI
The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center is a multi-disciplinary genomics facility that emphasizes the generation and analysis of DNA sequence.
… The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) , established in 1997, is a … applications, with a goal not simply to produce sequence data, but to produce the infrastructure required to bring … The most common types of sequencing projects include whole exome sequencing, RNA sequencing, custom capture sequencing, …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.
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 leadership, … NHGRI selects Valentina Di Francesco as chief data science strategist …