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Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
Fact Sheet
With increasing complexity in genomic data, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning as ways to identify meaningful patterns for healthcare and research purposes.
… to improve our understanding of hidden patterns in large and complex genomics data sets from basic and clinical … learning setting, machines can recognize patterns in large datasets and make predictions about the real world … and interpret the valuable information hidden within this large trove of data. Infographic illustrating the concept …
Staff
Dr. Ellen Sidransky is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… as a risk factor for parkinsonism. She has spearheaded two large international collaborative studies regarding the …
For Patients and Families
List of resources to help you find accurate and reliable information on genetic and rare diseases.
… loan, or order them online. National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) nnlm.gov/members Designed to help you find health information from libraries in your area. LinkOut …
Staff
Dr. Settara Chandrasekharappa is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… the Library Core, he focused on employing genomic and cDNA libraries for genome research in genetic diseases. In 1993, … and transcript maps of the locus on 17q. The advent of large insert genomic libraries allowed the CGU to participate in physical mapping …
Community Outreach
NHGRI is proud to help support the PBS documentary, “Ken Burns presents The Gene: An Intimate History,” based on the book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D.
… to a variety of venues, including community centers, libraries, coffee shops, hospitals, transit hubs, museums and …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Sofia served as a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023.
… cancer as a genomic disease and driving innovation in large-scale genomics, analysis tools, and data sharing in … P., Kyrpides, N., Markowitz, V., Straatsma, T.P. Bringing large-scale multiple genome analysis one step closer: … J. A dynamic multiscale magnifying tool for exploring large sparse graphs. Information Visualization , 7: 105-117. …
Educational Resources
The term epigenome is derived from the Greek word epi which literally means "above" the genome.
News Release
NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… academic labs. However, to be effective, the VTS-270 compound has to be given for the life of the mouse. The team …
Research Funding
A list of current and previous Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) grant awards.
… tools for forecasting individual disease risks. Center for Synthetic Regulatory Genomics RM1 HG009491 Jef Boeke New York … Genomics We will build new methodology and capacity for large-scale, long-term, inexpensive, modular, customizable, … is imperative to understand the underlying sources of the large health disparities among individuals from different …