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Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
… discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA by Drs. James Watson and Francis Crick. Dr. Watson toured the …
News Release
NHGRI hosted two Pathway to Independance awardees and supported 18 additional investigators at institutions nationwide.
… Discovery and Validation of Functional Regulatory Elements James Bentley Brown, Ph.D., University of California, …
Event
On February 9-10, 2021, NHGRI will host it's 13th Genomic Medicine Meeting - Genomic Medicine XIII: Developing a Clinical Genomic Informatics Research Agenda.
… Genomic Medicine Co-Moderators: Carol J. Bult, Ph.D. and James J. Cimino, M.D. 1:55 - 3:10 p.m.  Intelligence …
News Release
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
… it did," he said. Robert Waterston, M.D., Ph.D., then the James S. McDonnell Professor and the director of the Genome …
News Release
NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… to each of the six medical centers around the country. James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the NIH Division …
Strategic Vision
Staff within the institute and colleagues in the genomics community organized and contributed to the >50 events associated with the strategic planning process (e.g., town halls, dedicated workshops, conference sessions, and webinars) and provided critical feedback.
… of Washington David Altshuler Vertex Pharmaceuticals Thomas Hudson AbbVie Anthony Monaco Tufts University Maynard … Karllson Broad Institute Klaus-Peter Koepfli Smithsonian James Koltes Iowa State Sandra Soo-Jin Lee Columbia … Ostrander NHGRI Gene Robinson University of Illinois Susan Thomas University of Illinois Oliver Ryder San Diego Zoo …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report Related documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in September 2019.
… Update with Eric Green, NHGRI 6 Mourning the Loss of James Wyngaarden 7 Mourning the Loss of Donald Lindberg 8 …
Policy Issues
In June 2013, the Supreme Court determined that DNA in its natural form cannot be patented.
… patent eligible. The opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, agreed with Judge Sweet's 2010 argument that the …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… variant function at scale HG011969 Jesse Engreitz Thomas Quertermous Stanford University Stanford Center for …
News Release
Scientists drafted the blueprint for how to build a common goldfish. Now they'll use it to find out what gives ornamental goldfish their nuanced features, gaining insight into human health.
… 2 billion chemical letters in goldfish DNA. Photo credit: James Mullikin, NHGRI.  Sequencing the goldfish DNA opens …