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The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 15th anniversary of National DNA Day and the '15 for 15' Celebration.
… In the last issue of The Genomics Landscape , I described the launching of a new multi-year NHGRI strategic planning process. To keep … NHGRI will host a 'Virtual' Town Hall about the recently launched strategic planning process on Friday, … also participated in an interview  with DDNews to discuss the NHGRI Strategic Planning Process. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the Human Genome Project receiving the 2017 Prince Mahidol Award.
… and NHGRI finally received their Fiscal Year 2018 budgets. The news was worth waiting for! Overall, NIH was the recipient of an 8.8% increase (relative to Fiscal Year 2017), with … Remember to tune in for the 'Virtual' Town Hall focused on the NHGRI 'Genomics 2020' …
Staff
Dr. Colin Fletcher is the program director in the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) in NHGRI's Extramural Research Program.
… Dr. Colin Fletcher joined the Extramural Research Program in 2001, and is principally responsible for supervising The Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP). The goal of the KOMP program, expected to be achieved late in 2011, is … Colin Fletcher, Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP), Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Project (KOMP2), …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… available to scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the original … This international effort to sequence the 3 billion DNA letters in the human genome is considered by many to be one of the most ambitious scientific undertakings of all time, …
Events
October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary, NHGRI hosted a seminar series.
… October 1, 2015 marked the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this anniversary in a fashion that … National Institutes of Health Building 10, Lipsett Amphitheater Bethesda, Maryland … A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project's Launch: Lessons Beyond the Base …
Event
NHGRI commemorates the life and legacy of genomics champion Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), who passed away in March 2018, by naming an annual National DNA Day lecture at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in her honor.
… a strong advocate for genomics research, and her work on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) helped to create protections against genetic … in the House of Representatives that created National DNA Day, which celebrates the completion of the Human Genome …
Talking Glossary
Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.
… Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide … Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells … DNA where they turn a gene on or off, thereby regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes. …
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 … NHGRI’s Clinical Director. I am pleased to announce that the search to identify the next NHGRI Clinical Director is … can be found in the position announcement . Speaking of genomic medicine implementation… as part of NHGRI’s …
News Release
Researchers funded by NIH have completed a detailed atlas documenting stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression.
… Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have completed a detailed atlas documenting the stretches of human DNA that influence gene expression - a key way in which a … The atlas is the culmination of work from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… New grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund researchers to develop … approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, … a genome-wide association study (GWAS), which compares the genomes of thousands of people with a disease to those …