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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 …
OGDS
NHGRI held a second pre-application webinar for potential applicants on the Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 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 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm … Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education NOFO on September 27, 2023 at 2:00 pm …
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 …
Research Funding
Bioinformatics and computational biology are cross-cutting areas broadly relevant and fundamental across the entire spectrum of genomics.
… area of focus for NHGRI since the beginning of the Human Genome Project. Today, however, advances in tools and techniques for data generation are rapidly increasing the amount of data available to researchers, particularly in genomics. This … a substantial element of computational genomics or data science account for around 30% of NHGRI’s FY2023 budget …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… is an opportunity to support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, prevent, … and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that restricts the sharing of medical information unless you have provided … discriminated against as a result of information about my genome being revealed? In addition to taking steps to protect …
Staff
Dr. Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in transitioning genomics from a centralized data repository model to cloud-based collaborative science.
… Dr. Sen joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as an extramural program … and manages a portfolio of grants at the intersection of data science and genomics. Apart from a wide-ranging interest … focus areas include transitioning siloed or centralized data environments in genomics to cloud-based collaborative …