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Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI has four position openings for Health Scientist Administrators (Program Director and Scientific Review Officer). Program Director positions will have a special concentration in informatics and data science and will be located in the Division of Genomic Medicine, the Division of Genome Sciences, or the Office of Genomic Data Science. Scientific Review Officers will reside in the Division of Extramural Operations and will organize peer review meetings for all areas of genomic research at NHGRI.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has four position openings … The Program Directors will manage a portfolio of grants, provide scientific expertise and advice to NHGRI … groups. The Program Director in the position in the Division of Genomic Medicine  will provide …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… As Summer 2020 comes to an end, many of us continue to spend the bulk of our time working from home. If you are seeking some … up to the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project in October 2020. Check out the latest oral … and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. …
Staff
Kris Wetterstrand is the program operations lead in the NIH Division of Extramural Operatons.
… Wetterstrand is the Program Operations Lead in the NHGRI Division of Extramural Operations (DEO).  She works with the Office of … Large-scale Sequencing Program, which managed the Human Genome Project, the ENCODE Project, an effort to identify … Kris Wetterstrand is the program operations lead in the NIH Division of Extramural Operatons. …
Research Funding
The CEGS Program supports multi-investigator, interdisciplinary research teams who develop novel and innovative genomic research projects.
… was established in 2000 to stimulate the development of novel approaches for conducting biomedical research at … tools, and technologies utilizing the expertise of multidisciplinary teams of investigators as well as substantial infrastructure. … Active PAR-23-098 : Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (RM1 Clinical Trial …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Sofia served as a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023.
… Dr. Heidi Sofia joined NHGRI in 2010 as part of the team responsible for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) initiative in cancer genomics, jointly … at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), one of the Department of Energy (DOE) science labs, on projects …
News Release
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member.
… The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has elected Elaine A. Ostrander, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health Distinguished Investigator as a new member. … Dr. Ostrander is the chief of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and has worked within the …
Staff
Dr. Dave Kaufman is a program director Division of Genomics and Society​ at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… is a program director who joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in May of 2014, after working as an NHGRI ELSI grantee for several years. He oversees a portfolio of research and career development grants related to the … Dave Kaufman, return of results policy, ethical legal and social implications, …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… for genomics, that's a tall order. Genomics — the study of all DNA in organisms — is one of the fastest moving subjects in science. There are not many … to teachers like Agoos and Lassar. The National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) annual Short Course in …
News Release
NHGRI awards $6.7 million in new research grants to develop DNA sequencing technologies that are more sensitive, faster, cheaper and more accurate.
… "Can you believe they make DNA sequencers the size of staplers?" asked Meni Wanunu, Ph.D. "Ideas that were crazy … are extremely hard to analyze with current methods," said Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences …
Staff
Dr. Ajay Pillai was a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2012 to 2025.​
… Dr. Ajay Pillai was a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research … Dr. Ajay Pillai was a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research … Dr. Ajay Pillai was a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome …