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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 … procedures. NISC's role within the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and more broadly across NIH, aims to advance genome … NIH Intramural Sequencing Center … The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center is a multi-disciplinary genomics facility …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Intramural Health … The program is intended to address not only basic, clinical, or … to work as postdoctoral fellows for up to three years in NHGRI Intramural research laboratories engaged in a wide … through their faculty mentor, they will have access to NHGRI's outstanding core facilities and the unparalleled …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green provides an update on the final stage of the Genomics2020 strategic planning process; the NIH website for COVID-19 information, the Gene documentary debut on PBS and more.
… perhaps at times craving a distraction. So, on behalf of NHGRI, I would like to offer up some genomics-related … of The Genomics Landscape , NHGRI’s History of Genomics Program is in the midst of showcasing 30 oral history … up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. The first four such oral …
News Release
New grants totaling approximately $29.5 million will enable scientists to generate and maintain the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome.
… the most comprehensive reference sequence of the human genome. The awards, made over five years pending the … availability of funds, are managed by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health. … and computational methods possible. As a result, NHGRI will fund two centers as a part of a new Human Genome …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green features the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
… A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the … essentially unchanged in >20 years: provide contemporary genome-sequencing capabilities for intramural researchers at NHGRI and other NIH institutes/centers. Under the current …
Research Funding
The Genomic Variation Program supports large-scale studies of human genetic variation.
… false detection rate of 5 percent. About 96 percent of the genome can be studied with high confidence. More than 80 million variant sites in the genome have been found so far, including single nucleotide … variants at nearby sites are on the same chromosome. The program also seeks to relate there genetic variants to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the … assume his new position as CEO of the All of Us  Research Program. That news is very exciting to the broader NIH. … is a twist to this story that is particularly exciting to NHGRI. In addition to leading the All of Us  Research …
Talking Glossary
The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is not the DNA sequence of a single person.
… Human Genome Reference Sequence … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is … A human genome reference sequence is an accepted representation of the human genome sequence that is used by researchers as a standard for … The genome reference sequence provides a general framework and is …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… Program aims to capitalize on growing availability of … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research. The goal … NHGRI establishes new intramural precision health research …
NEWS RELEASE
Cristina Kapustij, M.S., was named chief of the NHGRI's Policy and Program Analysis Branch.
… Kapustij, M.S., has been named chief of the Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). In her new role, she will oversee policy activities … federal and state policies that have potential impact for NHGRI research, and develop policy positions on issues …