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Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, prevent, detect and better treat disease. In some cases, research participants may also gain some individual benefit, …
Media Advisory
On August 16-18, 2017, NIH hosted a workshop, "The Human Microbiome: Emerging Themes at the Horizon of the 21st Century."
… Media Advisory Microbes inhabit just about every part of the human … outnumbering human cells by ten to one. The ten-year, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund Human … development and behavior, and to create research resources for this emerging field. …
News Release
The National Academy of Medicine elected Dr. Charles Rotimi, CRGGH Director, as one of its new members.
… On October 15, 2018, the National Academy of Medicine elected Dr. Charles Rotimi, … Groundbreaking Research Election to the Academy is one of the highest honors … in this esteemed organization were described as follows: For groundbreaking research in African and African ancestry …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… of the Human Genome Project, and the 20th anniversary of National DNA Day. To commemorate these milestones, we held a … due by June 8. Finally, the 99th meeting of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research will take place on May 15 … prepared": Support groups on helping families prepare for a child with a genetic condition Craig et al. J Community …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… Thirty years ago, today, the Human Genome Project (HGP) officially launched. I was there … to have been awarded one of the first center grants for the Human Genome Project by the then-named National Center for Human Genome Research. For that grant, I … goals of the HGP. A special committee of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) first articulated the …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats … to comprehensively study all of the DNA (known as a genome) of a select set of organisms. Launched in October 1990 and completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project’s signature accomplishment – generating …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
… As is likely the case for many of your organizations, NHGRI and NIH are starting to … be a complex and lengthy process! As has been the case for the past few months, NHGRI staff will continue pursuing … our physical workspaces at NIH. To foster a safe and fair research and training environment, combating all forms of …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… feasibility of pursuing a Human Genome Project.  1988 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) assembles scientists, … for the Human Genome Project.  1988 The National Research Council Commission on Life Sciences and the U.S. Congress … More + 1989-1990 At its January 1989 meeting, the Program Advisory Committee on the Human Genome establishes a working …
Research Funding
Policies and guidance regarding research funding from the NHGRI and the National Institutes of Health.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants Policy Statement is the definitive resource for grants policy. Those interested in applying for a specific grant solicitation will find references and … The NIH is the principal federal agency responsible for biomedical and behavioral research and research training. …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute is the driving force for advancing genomics research at the National Institutes of … The National Human Genome Research Institute began as the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), which was established in …