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The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
…  With rapid advances in genomic technologies seen over the last two decades, … are now regularly generating massive amounts of genomic data. To meet the growing needs of the field, NHGRI established the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) a little over two years ago. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
… start for NHGRI. We just updated our Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms with several new entries, including … the venues at which I’ve spoken about genomics and genomic medicine. For example, last month I spoke to a large … with a particular disease. This involves analyzing genomic data from thousands of people. Unfortunately, most …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… ensure that all members of society benefit equitably from genomic advances, with particular attention given to the … need to advance policies that require equitable access to genomic resources, generate educational materials for a wide … about the number of genes, mutation rates, and patterns of genomic variation in the human genome. The two papers also …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… evaluation of the institute’s Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program. The CEGS Program was launched … processes. The story focuses on a patient with a genomic variant in WARS2 , a crucial gene that produces … to tackle health disparities More widespread access to genomic medicine vital for studying a rare, underdiagnosed …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, recaps the April 2023 virtual reunion of the leaders of the five genome-sequencing centers (G5), where they tell the untold story on how they ushered the Human Genome Project across the finish line in 2003.
… researchers are now finding previously unidentified genomic variants on the Y chromosome and, by studying these … could not pinpoint the disease-causing in the implicated genomic region. In this paper, researchers at NHGRI, Boston … a hub that will provide educational opportunities in genomic data science to students of diverse backgrounds, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights a strategic planning effort to establish a 2020 vision for genomics.
… 2011 Nature  publication entitled Charting a Course for Genomic Medicine from Base Pairs to Bedside . With the … systems. Prototypic examples of these areas include: genomic technology development; genomic variation and its functional consequences; epigenomics; …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… predictions about which variants in non-protein-coding genomic regions affect disease susceptibility and response to … are made and in which tissues. "Variants in non-coding genomic regions are harder to interpret than variants in the … Lisa Brooks, Ph.D., program director of the NHGRI Genomic Variation Program. "When many variants in a region are …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… of the public. Specifically, the discussions will focus on genomic variation identification, association, and function in human … and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program has … did not cause undue stress for those opting to receive genomic information. However, genome sequencing failed to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… Thailand Ministry of Public Health to discuss advances in genomic medicine implementation in Thailand and the Completed … human health and disease, facilitating the development of genomic and precision medicine. The honoring of the HGP by … Genomics Research NIH Completes In-Depth Genomic Analysis of 33 Cancer Types NIH Researchers Use …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
… Over the past year, various aspects of genomic data sharing (GDS) have been highlighted via this … areas of genomics (such as DNA sequencing technologies, genomic variation, functional genomics, comparative genomics, … studies have identified hundreds of millions of human genomic variants. Understanding how these variants affect …