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Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst for the Policy and Program Analysis Branch (PPAB) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Her responsibilities in PPAB include policy analysis, policy development, coding and reporting, … genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, genome editing …
Research Funding
A scalable and interoperable resource that leverages cloud-based infrastructure for genomic data access, sharing and computing.​
… use of human genomics and other controlled-access data in compliance with the informed consent of a study’s … A list of available datasets can be found in the DUOS Data Library. … The NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization, and Informatics … Lab-space (AnVIL) is a cloud-based genomic data sharing and analysis platform.  AnVIL facilitates integration …
For Patients and Families
The partnership engages communities on genomics, informs and shares perspectives, and impacts the focus of research.
… impact the focus of research. Guided by the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Education and Community … and national and international organizations. Your Genome & You  is an infographic that offers an introduction … impacts our lives. It was designed by the National Human Genome Research Institute's Partnership for Community …
Staff
​Chris Wellington is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science.
… is a program director for Computational Genomics and Data Science in the NHGRI Office of Genomic Data Science. His primary focus is in the Genome Informatics and Computational Biology Program, where … and computational biology awards, focusing on training, genome analysis tools and software resources. Mr. Wellington …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… therapeutic decision-making) and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, genomic … The nation's investment in the Human Genome Project (HGP) was grounded in the expectation that … genomics, epigenomics, environmental exposure, and other data would be used to more accurately guide individual …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data. 
… and consider how they relate to the ongoing use of legacy data;  Summarize current approaches to the use of population descriptors in/for legacy data;   Define challenges with current approaches to … Research Program National Cancer Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute on Aging …
Event
NHGRI holds a pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm ET.
… Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 1, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the International Common Disease Alliance's scientific plenary and launch meeting in September, which included an international panel on opportunities emerging outside the U.S., North America, and Europe; discussions about polygenic risk scores; and an overview about data platforms, data sharing, and ethics.
… a graphical display illustrating the scale of human genome sequence. The wall is now enhanced with a representation of ~1/1000th of the human genome sequence – specifically, about 3 million G’s, A’s, … in the NIH Record , representing “the complete human genome sequence would [have required] about 15 miles of …
News Release
NHGRI has selected Adam Phillippy, Ph.D. as the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural Research Program.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … the founding director of the new Center for Genomics and Data Science Research within the Institute’s Intramural … Dr. Phillippy has been an investigator and head of the Genome Informatics Section, where his research group develops …
Staff
Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's Chief Data Science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science within the NHGRI Office of the Director.
… Valentina Di Francesco is NHGRI's first Chief Data science Strategist and Director of the Office of Genomic Data Science. In this role, she will provide leadership, … of microbial and mammalian genomes, including the human genome. Prior to that, she was a visiting research fellow at …