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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.
… So, on behalf of NHGRI, I would like to offer up some genomics-related diversions. First, anticipating interest in … describes some useful information sources about the virus and some specific resources for NIH grantees and applicants. Second, as I mentioned in last month’s issue …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… month, I attended the annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT)  general meeting. The first such AGBT … is gratifying to reflect on the amazing metamorphosis of genomics over the last two decades, especially with respect … with NIH Director Francis Collins giving the kickoff talk and multiple NHGRI grantees featured throughout the program. …
The Genomics Landscape
In 2022, The Genomics Landscape spotlighted genomic data sharing each month in a series of entries. This page contains a collection of each of those entries.
… From The Genomics Landscape Originally published: January 13, 2022  … sharing is central to the field of genomics. Both human and non-human genomic data have been widely shared through … public data resources, such as the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP), model organism databases (e.g., Mouse …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome … 99 percent of the human genome's gene-containing regions, and it has been sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99 percent. In …
Genomics and Medicine
Starting in 2019, the American Journal of Human Genetics has published an annual feature identifying ten key advances in applying genomic information to clinical care that were reported in the previous 12 months of published literature. The Genomic Medicine Working Group has authored these reviews, based on its broader effort to identify notable accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis. From this larger set of published accomplishments, the working group has continued to select ten papers annually to be highlighted as the most significant.
… signatures of genetic epilepsies precede diagnosis in electronic medical records  Read the full review: Manolio TA, Narula J, Rupert … accomplishments in genomic medicine on a monthly basis and post them to the Accomplishments in Genomic Medicine … likely in underrepresented patients Polygenic risk scores and family history are independent indicators of inherited …
Event
On March 12-16, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the 2024 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking research and the latest advances in medical genetics, genomics and personalized medicine.
… Bianchi, M.D., NHGRI, Panelist 2024 ACMG Foundation Awards and Presidential Plenary Session: Inquiry and Innovation – How Far Have We Come and How Far Can We Go? March 16, 2024, 10:15–12:15 p.m. … in the All of Us Research Program Clinical Genetics and Therapeutics Session A March 14, 2024, 4:15 – 5:45 p.m …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome … can buy a test that will read specific places in their DNA and provide them with information about their genome? Advances in genomics since the Human Genome Project have led to an … started as a place to search historical and family records to gain genealogical clues, and has now expanded to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 5, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green focuses on the 2020 Strategic Vision.
… October was a particularly busy (and exciting) month for NHGRI. In addition to celebrating the … Project (HGP), which was featured in last month’s The Genomics Landscape , the institute also published the 2020 … early 2018. My profound thanks to many of you, both inside and outside of the institute, who contributed to these two …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… As the summer heat bears down on the country and the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I hope that you, your family, and your friends and colleagues remain safe and healthy. Like … more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… improved existing polygenic risk scores using health records and ancestrally diverse genomic data from the All of … initial look at the improved polygenic risk scores. NIH’s Electronic Medical Health Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network will … About NHGRI and NIH …