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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… African sleeping sickness . "There is a great need for large-scale genetic investigations of diverse groups of …
Fact Sheet
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used state-of-the-art genomic sequencers to quickly sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
… vaccine. The speed and efficiency of this process can make large amounts of mRNA in a short period of time. …
News Release
A two-day international gathering on genomic medicine from more than 25 countries recommended ways to improve the use of genomics in medicine.
… of Sciences in Washington, D.C., was that both relatively large countries (Canada and the United Kingdom) and small … diseases and cancer as a first step towards the eventual large scale implementation of genomic medicine. "The mission …
Fact Sheets
Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… researchers propose that either these few events have a large impact or the extended duration of neural plasticity in … and a group from Ripple Effect, Inc. — completed a large-scale evaluation of the institute’s Centers of …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the chemical compound that contains the instructions needed to develop and … at a time. To assemble the sequence of all the bases in a large piece of DNA such as a gene, researchers need to read … deletion, or addition of a single base pair or as large as a deletion of thousands of bases. …
Research Funding
NHGRI's programs and projects support research in one of six domains to advance the field of genomics and improve human health.
… into Practice (IGNITE) Knockout Mouse Program (KOMP) Large-Scale Genome Sequencing and Analysis Centers (LSAC) … ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements Project (modENCODE) Molecular Libraries Program (MLP) Newborn Sequencing in Genomic …
For Patients and Families
A child has an "undiagnosed condition" when a physician is unable to find a diagnosis for certain characteristics or symptoms.
… often have access to up-to-date testing and technology, a large group of other health care providers and specialists to …
Staff
William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… to identify expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) in a large cohort of primary melanocytes, revealing extensive data …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… and for valuable introductions to those working in the large genome sequencing centers around the world. "NISC … Blakesley. "We were in almost constant contact with the large genome sequencing centers at Washington University, the …