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Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… Funding provided by: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Cancer …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers are creating foundational tools and methods to expand genomics research, ultimately leading to medical breakthroughs.
… to diagnose and treat these diseases. At the National Human Genome Research Institute, our researchers are creating …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… understanding of Mendelian inheritance were early foci of human genetics that naturally emphasized family-based studies … diseases and traits? What does this mean for understanding human biology as universal and for the generation of other … and Evolutionary Biology and Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Princeton University  Baroch, Jacob …
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… Archives include trove of historical materials from the Human Genome Project. … 2008. “We recognized the revolutionary importance of the Human Genome Project and how critical its associated documentation would … institute, her collection spans almost the entirety of the Human Genome Project, including before there was even a …
Research Training
A mentored, pre-tenure track junior faculty position during which time the incumbent designs and implements an integrated, translational research program.
… National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the NIH Clinical … of the mentor, will design a translational research project that is of interest to the candidate and exploits the … mission of NHGRI is not simply to generate the sequence of human beings and model organisms and to catalog their genes, …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… plans to expand its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project, which is generating a fundamental genomics resource used by many scientists to study human health and disease. … expand the catalog of candidate functional elements in the human and mouse genomes. "In the past, ENCODE has focused on …
News Release
Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… and biochemical programs involved in regulating mouse and human genomes. The scientists found that, in general, the … determine when the mouse is an appropriate model to study human biology and disease, and may help to explain some of … The latest research results are from the mouse ENCODE project, which is part of the ENCODE, or ENCyclopedia Of DNA …
News Release
The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… clinicaltrials.gov . Today, researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are harnessing the … The Social Genomics Project, conducted by NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research … Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and …
Profile
NHGRI science writer Prabarna Ganguly spoke with Segre about her research career, what makes microbes so complex and her roles in science policy and anti-harassment campaigns.
… what kinds of bacteria, fungi and viruses exist on human skin. And this includes the bottom of your feet, the … boon and a bane depending on the circumstances, promoting human health and causing diseases.  A view of the skin microbiome and the lower skin layers ( Grice, E., Segre, J., …
News Release
NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling their use in genomic medicine and … between gene variants and diseases. A special issue of Human Mutation , published on Oct. 12, highlights the broad … which work in concert to advance knowledge connecting human genomic variation to human health. …