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Dr. Donna Messersmith is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Ph.D., is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch of the Division of Policy, Communications, and … Human Genome Research Institute. She provides support for genomics education projects for health professionals, … is a provider education specialist in the Education and Community Involvement Branch at the National Human Genome …
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Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute of … two decades, Dr. Parker has studied the genome of the dog and what it can tell us about how and where the breeds developed and how they relate to each …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency … But in 2012, a new technique called CRISPR  was developed and has revolutionized genome editing. The scientists who … could borrow tools from the immune system of bacteria  and develop "bacterial scissors" for surgically editing any …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome … can buy a test that will read specific places in their DNA and provide them with information about their genome? Advances in genomics since the Human Genome Project have led to an … revealing family ancestry or genealogy [see Human Origins and Ancestry ]. For example, the company Ancestry.com started …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
… Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat … technology are leading to a new understanding of cancer and new ways for diagnosing and treating many types of cancer. Cancer  is a group of … Dr. Lukas Wartman , a physician and a researcher at Washington University, has both led …
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Beth Tuck is the chief of the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI.
… Beth Tuck (she/her) is the chief of the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI. Previously she was executive director and … is returning to NHGRI, where her previous role was as a genomics education specialist. In this role, she worked on … Beth Tuck is the chief of the Education and Community Involvement Branch at NHGRI. …
Genomics 101
Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind.
… to the way your body responds to diseases, medications, and aging. Find out how the rapidly emerging field of genomics is transforming our understanding of human health and enabling advances that benefit all of humankind. … NHGRI offers access to reliable and timely information about genomics research and the human …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 7, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's publishing of a collection of papers that reported the first truly complete sequence of the human genome.
… of spring brings some good budgetary news for NIH and NHGRI. On March 11, the U.S. Congress passed a Fiscal … Year 2022 budget, we can now move forward with funding and conducting the planned 2022 research activities. In a … reorganization, NHGRI’s Communications and Public Liaison Branch (CPLB) was recently renamed the Office of …
Human Genome Project
Record and submit a short video, capturing your thoughts/concerns/excitement about the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Project. NHGRI would like you to help us commemorate and celebrate this occasion in an unconventional way: by pulling out your phone and taking a selfie video! Starting Thursday, Oct. 1 through … it on your social media with the hashtags #Genomics2020  and #HGPselfie  so we can retweet and virtually high five …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… ** James Watson was the first NHGRI Director and appears here as part of our history collection. Despite … career was also punctuated by a number of offensive and scientifically erroneous comments about his beliefs on race, nationalities, homosexuality, gender and other societal topics. Dr. Watson’s opinions on these …