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Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… identified and catalogued more species that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to … these previously unknown species are the most abundant on human skin. The results appear in a new catalog, the Skin … in Nature Microbiology . Investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), European …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… to announce the completion of a draft sequence of the human genome. The ceremony took place in the East Room of the … gathered to celebrate a major milestone for the Human Genome Project. This historic landmark for biomedical … research was in the making for nearly 10 years, since the Human Genome Project (HGP) began on October 1, 1990. Led by …
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Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found that these species … and other biological processes vital to understanding human biology and disease. … and the ENCODE Project, both supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
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The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award for ground-breaking advances in the field of medicine.
… The Human Genome Project has been awarded the 2017 Prince Mahidol … by Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … The Human Genome Project, completed in 2003, was an … aimed at the complete mapping and sequencing of the human genome. Its overarching goal was to provide researchers …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there … have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I led a small research …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… understanding of Mendelian inheritance were early foci of human genetics that naturally emphasized family-based studies … diseases and traits? What does this mean for understanding human biology as universal and for the generation of other genomic resources such as cell lines and tissue collections?  …
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NIH researchers have created a data resource show how differences in an individual's genome can affect gene activity and contribute to disease.
… to examine the underlying genomics of many different human tissues and cells at the same time, and promises to open new avenues to the study and understanding of human biology. … by the NIH Common Fund and administered by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific … in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating the first sequence of the human genome – provided fundamental information about the …
Staff
Dr. Erin M. Ramos is the director of the Divison of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She came to NHGRI in … association study (GWAS) data with existing genomic resources. Eur J Hum Genet , 22(1):144-7. 2014. [ PubMed] … implications of genome-wide association loci for human diseases and traits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, …
Lesson Plans
The microbiome lesson plans were inspired by lectures and resources on the microbiome offered at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Short Course in Genomics.
… The microbiome lesson plans were inspired by lectures and resources on the microbiome offered at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Short Course in … and resources on the microbiome offered at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Short Course in …