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Research Funding
The following are research areas of interest that have been identified by the participating NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) on the investigator-initiated ELSI Research Grants (R01, R21, R03). Program Officer(s) contact information is also included for each ICO.
… interacts with many aspects of daily life, from how healthcare is designed and delivered to the ways we … at the Macro-Level. Contact: Rene Sterling, PhD, MHA Genomic Research Design and Implementation. Contact: Nicole Lockhart, PhD Genomic Healthcare. Contact: David Kaufman, PhD These four …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes the inaugural class of the ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program.
… genomics since then, including some impressive advances in genomic medicine implementation. You can see photos from my … Effect of genomic and cellular environments on gene expression noise … is integrating these best practices into the use of legacy genomic data, which may include inaccurate labels that …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. … Population genomics is the large-scale application of genomic technologies to study populations of individuals. For … Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… 10: January 10, 2022, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Prediction: Genomic discoveries will lead to curative therapies involving genomic modifications for dozens of genetic diseases. … and interactive modules that allow visitors to learn about genomic science and how it affects their lives. The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
… Over the past year, various aspects of genomic data sharing (GDS) have been highlighted via this … areas of genomics (such as DNA sequencing technologies, genomic variation, functional genomics, comparative genomics, … genomics, conservation genomics, genome editing, and genomic medicine, among others) and the hurdles that must be …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… improve, new methods are required to make large-scale genomic edits. Such technologies would be particularly useful … was “how can NHGRI’s IRP be a recognized leader in genomic data science?" Ongoing advances in genomics tools and … for deciphering biological knowledge from large-scale genomic datasets. For example, new computational-based …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the NHGRI Extramural Research Program and how it takes a dynamic approach to it's research portfolio to help foster groundbreaking advances in genomics.
… ET Prediction: The clinical relevance of all encountered genomic variants will be readily predictable, rendering the … many genomes at a time, amassing large inventories of genomic variation, and assaying the expression of every gene … to sequencing of cancer genomes and explore advances in genomic medicine, and most recently to sequence many human …
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.
… using population descriptors as a proxy to describe human genomic variation. These descriptors have reflected … individuals’ nationality, geography, and ethnicity, but genomic variation is complex and fails to track accurately to … assumptions about the relationship between biological/genomic differences and racial/ethnic categories can …
About Genomics
February 15, 2021 marks the 20-year anniversary of publications reporting the draft human genome sequence.
… costs, improved diagnosis of genetic disorders and genomic analysis in standard clinical practice. In its 2020 … 2001 publications, the institute aspires to build better genomic technologies and discover new treatment options to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recaps activities from National DNA Day 2019.
… can be found in the position announcement . Speaking of genomic medicine implementation… as part of NHGRI’s … Erin Ramos, Ph.D. spoke about sharing knowledge of human genomic variation for use in precision medicine. National DNA … and research endeavors. A featured topic was The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort (TGAC), a partnership between …