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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building … Sequencing DNA means determining the order of the four … the pairing also underlies the methods by which most DNA sequencing experiments are done. The human genome contains … (NHGRI) Genome Technology Program and its Advanced DNA Sequencing Technology awards. One of NHGRI's goals is to …
Research Training
An opportunity for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical research in NHGRI laboratories.
… The Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (Post-Bac IRTA) provides … calendar year. All applications for the Post-Baccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award are handled centrally by the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education. Please visit …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… to ongoing genetic, genomic and ELSI research efforts. A Center should: Develop and operate with a highly effective … be addressed by a standard R01 research grant (as the Center's primary research activities continue, additional … for the timely dissemination of the results of the Center's ongoing activities to key stakeholders (including …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green describes the evolution of the NHGRI Intramural Research program over the last three decades talks about its future in conducting truly exceptional basic, translational, and clinical genomics research.
… and disease development.  This research was funded by NIH with a grant to Steven Henikoff, Ph.D. , who is a faculty member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; that grant is part of the NIH Research Project Grant Program ( PA-18-484 ). … among the investigators are the directors of several other NIH institutes and programs, whose research groups are hosted …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following centers … The NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program (GSP) has evolved from NIH's participation … collaboration and in some cases, co-funding from other NIH institutes for work in particular disease areas. At …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… The Center for Genomics and Data Science Research focuses on the … associations with health and disease. Members of the center perform research at the forefront of genomics and have … center has dramatically improved the performance of genome sequencing methods, uncovering the genomes of thousands of …
Research Training
This program provides doctoral and medical graduates the opportunity to use genomic approaches to advance the growing area of health disparities research
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Intramural Health Disparities Postdoctoral Fellowship … as postdoctoral fellows for up to three years in NHGRI Intramural research laboratories engaged in a wide variety of … resources of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. Read about two recent NHGRI fellows: …
Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) on the investigator-initiated ELSI Research Grants (R01, R21, R03). Program Officer(s) contact information is also included for each ICO.
… of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) on the … Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Email: sheethal.jose@nih.gov  Dave Kaufman National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Email: dave.kaufman@nih.gov Nicole Lockhart National Human Genome Research …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… your health. We do this by getting a DNA sample from you, sequencing most or all of your genes, and comparing that to … care physician or have access to a community health center  Do not have a parent, sibling or child who is … spend 4 to 5 hours at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. for your initial visit. The main pieces …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NHGRI Intramural Research Program as well as announces the launch of a new digital history archive.
… group of research funders that includes NHGRI on behalf of NIH — is working to understand the global biodata resource … in human traits.  This research was funded by the NIH with a grant to Yoav Gilad, Ph.D. , who is a professor of … at the University of Chicago; that grant is part of the NIH Research Project Grant Program ( PA-20-185 ). …