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The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green previews the redesigned genome.gov website and its new features.
… researchers, Dr. John Tisdale of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, who is working to develop a gene … piece illustrates yet another triumph of genomic medicine and offers hope for similar new treatments for other rare … planning events, please sign up for email updates  and monitor the 'Genomics2020' calendar . …
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 …
Scientific Community
NHGRI's world-class genomics researchers are accelerating scientific and medical breakthroughs that improve human health.
… NHGRI is a leading authority for genomics research related to human health and disease. By conducting world-class genomics research, NHGRI accelerates scientific and medical breakthroughs that improve human health. … Genome Project by translating genomic knowledge into tools and approaches for improving the treatment, prognosis, and …
Staff
Dr. Ferreira was a staff clinician in the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the head of the Skeletal Genomics Unit.
… Dr. Carlos Ferreira went to medical school at the National University of Asunción, … an Internal Medicine residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago (2009-2012), a fellowship in Clinical Genetics at the NHGRI and Johns Hopkins Hospital Medical Genetics consortium …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the new director of NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… a 'Center' (the National Center for Human Genome Research) and transitioned to full-fledged 'Institute' status. At age … 23, 2018. I encourage you to submit your research ideas and help shape the future goals of this important NIH … A monthly update from the NHGRI Director on activities and accomplishments from the institute and the field of …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… combines two scientific areas, pharmacology and genomics , to study how a person’s DNA affects their response … reaction.  Pharmacogenomics is part of the growing medical areas of genomic medicine and precision medicine … of which medication (typically among a set of options) and dose will be most effective for that patient while …
About Genomics
NHGRI considers the ethical, legal and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including these key policy issues
… NHGRI is committed to driving the responsible use of genomics in society in order to advance knowledge and ensure that genomics benefits the health of all humans. To do this, we consider the ethical, legal, and social aspect of genomics research in our work, including …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… As featured in The Genomics Landscape earlier this year, Dr. Bill Gahl recently … a workshop in September focused on genomics in medicine and health. In advance of that meeting, we are soliciting ideas about the anticipated challenges and opportunities over the next decade in this area of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps progress from NHGRI strategic planning process events in 2018.
… As signaled by the rapid arrival of cold weather and the seemingly overnight arrival of holiday-themed daily … is rapidly coming to an end. It has been another energetic and productive year at NHGRI, with every indication that 2019 will keep us just as busy. In particular - and as you will read below - the NHGRI strategic planning …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… Genetic diseases affect millions of Americans every day, and research is key to improving our ability to diagnose and … are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs. … methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs. …