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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code  exhibition is currently … critical for the success of efforts such as the Human Genome Project , 1000 Genomes , ENCyclopedia Of DNA … to the genomics enterprise, NHGRI recently launched a new program - the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award  - that aims to …
News Release
Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement.
… After an extraordinary career at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Jeffery Schloss, Ph.D., founding director of the Division of Genome Sciences, is embarking on a new journey: retirement. … for a program director at the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), what is now known as NHGRI. He …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI is seeking applicants for the position of Program Director (PD) of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) Fellowship & Director of Genetics Education (DGE), which plays a critical role in leading and overseeing all aspects of our ACGME-accredited programs.
… NHGRI is seeking applicants for the position of Program Director (PD) of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics … Laboratory Genetics and Genomics fellowship program; (2) develop and implement comprehensive curriculum … LGG Program Leadership and Administration Contribute to strategic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes James Thomas as the new director for NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… from all over the world, and many NHGRI scientists, program directors, and other staff will be in attendance and … joint ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program . This program provides several fellowships at the graduate and … Genome-wide detection of somatic mosaicism at short tandem …
The Genomics Landscape
NHGRI medical genetics training programs provide an array of education opportunities
… gene will be known; for non-coding elements in the human genome, such knowledge will be the rule rather than the … gene will be known; for non-coding elements in the human genome, such knowledge will be the rule rather than the … Vanderbilt University Neville Sanjana, Ph.D., New York Genome Center Moderator: Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., NHGRI …
Talking Glossary
Next-generation DNA sequencing (abbreviated NGS) refers to the use of technologies for sequencing DNA that became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method of Sanger sequencing).
… Next-Generation DNA Sequencing … Next-generation DNA sequencing (abbreviated NGS) refers to the use of technologies for sequencing DNA that became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method … became available shortly after the completion of the Human Genome Project (which relied on the first-generation method …
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.
… of gene expression in humans and chimpanzees Barr et al. Genome Biol 2023 Sep 11; 11;24(1):207 PMID: 37697401  … living relative, evolutionarily, are other primates. Genome sequences are 95% identical among primate species, and … that grant is part of the NIH Research Project Grant Program ( PA-20-185 ). …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have produced the first end-to-end DNA sequence of a human chromosome. The results show that generating a precise, base-by-base sequence of a human chromosome is now possible, and will enable researchers to produce a complete sequence of the human genome.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … incredibly long, consisting of about 6 billion bases, DNA sequencing machines cannot read all the bases at once. … Phillippy and his team used their newly developed computer program to assemble the many segments of generated sequences. …
Media Availability
Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… Nature Medicine . Their work is supported by the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research program at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and the National Cancer … New approach to analyzing tumor genome promises expanded results … Cancer DNA sequencing, DNA sequencing, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… 31 retirement of Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the sequencing group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) in Rockville, Maryland. … Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "When I …