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NIH will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel methods and approaches that help researchers identify the genetic causes of single-gene diseases.
… The Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium will include five centers and a … The National Institutes of Health will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel … NIH funds new effort to discover genetic causes of single-gene disorders …
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NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding Genomic … the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five … Awards was developed to support innovative work by genomics investigators who are early in their careers and …
Fact Sheet
Several regulations and policies stipulate the information that must be given to research participants prior to their enrolling in a study.
… regulations may not require informed consent for all kinds of genomics research (e.g., if the samples or data are … informed consent. According to the current definition of "human subject" in the Common Rule, informed consent is … Resource also describes some special considerations for genomics research , which might also be helpful to convey …
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It’s teatime and doctors, researchers and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 gangliosidosis.
… and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating … Cyndi Tifft opened a bag and pulled out one of the items inside: a teacup. It was painted with colorful … disease. Jojo was about to receive the first experimental gene therapy treatment for the rare disease, GM1 …
Educational Resources
The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.
… The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. … Genome, Genomics, DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project, Genes … The genome is the entire set of DNA instructions found in a cell. In humans, the genome consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes located in the cell’s nucleus, as …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
We are learning how our genomes serve as blueprints for life.
… Did you know that just knowing the genome sequence of an organism only reveals part of the story - and that it is also important to determine how … build and operate itself accordingly? Less than 2 percent of the human genome corresponds to "genes," but we know other …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our history collection. Despite his scientific … Dr. Watson’s career was also punctuated by a number of offensive and scientifically erroneous comments about his … by science and are counter to the mission and values of NHGRI. …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and … with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants, and require that researchers clarify the benefits and risks of participating in the research. … supported by the United States government, including any genomics research funded by or carried out at NIH, is subject …
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NIH will award $38.5 million over five years to the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx) project, which aims to build a widely available resource of human developmental gene expression in a multitude of tissues for use in basic and clinical research.
… The project will increase our understanding of how gene expression is regulated over time. … Eleven years ago, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) saw a gap in the availability of high-quality tissue samples and information on gene expression — important resources that scientists needed …
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NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60 ( Hsp60 ), finding that … and wound healing. The study found that topical treatment of an Hsp60-containing gel dramatically accelerates wound … said Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., head of NHGRI's Developmental Genomics Section and senior author on the study, which was …