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The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol … by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, was an … aimed at the complete mapping and sequencing of the human genome. Its overarching goal was to provide researchers …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery led by an international group of … in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence.
… The NHGRI-funded Human Pangenome Reference Consortium has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences … The original human genome reference sequence was generated by the Human …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … geneticists around the world to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. Health … M.D., and Paul Kruszka, M.D., co-created the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations with …
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 … gathered to celebrate a major milestone for the Human Genome Project. This historic landmark for biomedical … research was in the making for nearly 10 years, since the Human Genome Project (HGP) began on October 1, 1990. Led by …
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Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies
… of living systems and can have profound impacts on human health.” said Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of NIH. NIH will … affect important processes such as protein production and biological transition into different cell types . While RNA …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there … have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I led a small research …
News Release
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project has created a detailed resource on the letters of life, DNA, identifying genes and regions that may regulate genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Project is a worldwide effort to understand how the human genome functions. With the completion of its latest … that assigns a portion of these DNA switches to useful biological categories. The project also offers new … we need to test a large and diverse number of biological samples to work towards a catalog of candidate functional …
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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 …
Infographic
An infographic that explains why it was so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence.
… Why was it so difficult to fully complete the human genome sequence? The Human Genome Project ended in 2003, but genomic researchers … had not yet determined every last base (or letter) of the human genome sequence. Instead, they had only completed about … The human genome contains a massive amount of DNA. The human …