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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.
… and accomplishments from the institute and the field of genomics. … strategic planning process 'Establishing a 2020 Vision for Genomics' has spurred an accelerated pace of interactions … scientific and public communities to shape the future of genomics and NHGRI's scientific priorities. During a Virtual …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – … about an important upcoming historical milestone for genomics: the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human … 2020. To amplify that drumbeat, the NHGRI History of Genomics Program continues to showcase oral history …
Fact Sheets
Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
… associated with body overgrowth and increased risk of cancer; Prader-Willi syndrome, associated with poor muscle … changes can lead to uncontrolled growth, a hallmark of cancer, or to a failure of the immune system to destroy … treating patients with the drug temozolomide, which kills cancer cells by adding methyl groups to DNA. In some cases, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
… The NHGRI 'Genomics 2020' strategic planning process continues to move … about the process itself. Last month, we held the third 'Genomics 2020' Town Hall, engaging colleagues in California's … that focused on more basic and then more applied areas of genomics, and this was followed by a trainee-only session …
Event
Annual scientific lecture honoring NHGRI's founding scientific director, Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
… MIT and Harvard, will present the lecture, Perspectives on Cancer Precision Medicine . Dr. Golub is a world leader in using genomics tools to understand the basis of cancer. He also pioneered the development of new cell-based … of Medicine, delivered the lecture Evolution of Germline Cancer Genomics from Rare Disorders to Precision Oncology …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics … Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying all the … Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details how social media provides NHGRI staff with a space to talk about their work, make genomics topics easy to understand, and show how genomics can positively affect people.
… array of updates about the many happenings at NHGRI and in genomics, I would like to draw your attention to efforts of … those using artificial intelligence. The National Cancer Institute will host this virtual event on September … provide a great venue for conveying information about genomics to the general public, while also staying connected …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 1, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., focuses on the NHGRI History of Genomics Program's preservation of historical assets related to the field of genomics as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
… History. As described in the December 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape , the exhibition first opened at the … news, President Biden has recently nominated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Surgeon Monica Bertagnolli, M.D. , to be the new director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) . Once appointed, she will be the …
Staff
Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program. She transferred to NHGRI in 2013 … a program director, serving as the NHGRI team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) . Prior to NIH, she was a senior …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
… credits” that allow researchers to conduct cloud-based genomics research on the AnVIL platform. In partnership with … the Genomic Data Science Community Network, which supports genomics educational and research projects at institutions … datasets greatly increases their students’ exposure to genomics research. Last September, in partnership with TiDHE, …