Search Results
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Gene, Genome, Genetic Variation, Allele, Founder Effect, Genetic Drift, HapMap, Human Genome Project …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… Did you know that just knowing the genome sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story … important to determine how that organism interprets its genome and uses that information to build and operate itself … bit of a mystery! When scientists started the Human Genome Project, they didn't even know how many genes were in the …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… diagnose and treat these diseases. At the National Human Genome Research Institute, our researchers are creating …
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.
… Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each … An organism's complete set of DNA is called its genome. Virtually every single cell in the body contains a … billion DNA base pairs, or letters, that make up the human genome. With its four-letter language, DNA contains the …
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… include trove of historical materials from the Human Genome Project. … “We recognized the revolutionary importance of the Human Genome Project and how critical its associated documentation would … her collection spans almost the entirety of the Human Genome Project, including before there was even a …
Research Funding
The CEGS Program supports multi-investigator, interdisciplinary research teams who develop novel and innovative genomic research projects.
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.
… published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence. … included leadership from researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at institutions that have not recently received significant funding from NIH.
… The Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of … The objectives of the Centers for Genome Research Consortium are to carry out innovative, … Meharry Center for Genome Research Principal Investigator: Anil Shanker, Ph.D.  … Wang, Ph.D. Meharry Medical College  Pacific Center for Genome Research Principal Investigator: Lang Wu Ph.D. …
Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
About Genomics
A introduction to basic concepts in genomics to help you understand your genome, how it works, and how it impacts your health.
… Your genome is the operating manual containing all the … And it’s unique to you. The more you know about your genome and how it works, the more you'll understand your own … in the highly structured and tightly packed nature of the genome. … worth much until someone reads it. The same goes for your genome. The letters of your genome combine in different ways …