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The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 25th anniversary of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… milestones over the last 20 years. Check out one of those milestones - of great pride for genomicists - about 20 seconds into the … Charles Rotimi, were elected  into the National Academy of Medicine. All the best, …  inviting the community to contribute to the generation of the Institute's '2020 Vision for Genomics. …
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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… decades, but the conversation about the science and ethics of genome editing has grown louder due to faster, cheaper, … While the popular media tends to focus on the potential use of genome editing in humans, the main application of this technology has been in basic research. Editing the …
Staff
Dr. Adam Phillippy is head of the Genome Informatics Section and the chief and senior investigator in the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research at NHGRI.
… Dr. Adam Phillippy is the director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science research and head of the Genome Informatics Section at the National Human … and applies computational methods for the analysis of massive genomics datasets, focusing on the challenges of …
Educational Resources
A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence. Mutations can result from DNA copying mistakes made during cell division, exposure to ionizing radiation, exposure to chemicals called mutagens, or infection by viruses.
… A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication during cell division, exposure to …
Staff
Dr. Shurjo Sen is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences who manages a portfolio of grants focused upon genomic data sciences, and is particularly interested in transitioning genomics from a centralized data repository model to cloud-based collaborative science.
… program director in 2019 and manages a portfolio of grants at the intersection of data science and genomics. Apart from a wide-ranging … Dr. Sen also has a major role in promoting the convergence of genomics and artificial intelligence research, as a leader … clinical, and bioethics research at the intersection of machine learning and genomics. Cell Genom . 2024 Jan 10; …
Educational Resources
Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by an inability to make or use the hormone insulin.
… by cells to metabolize glucose, the body's main source of chemical energy. Type I diabetes, also called … mellitus, is usually caused by an autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells. Type II diabetes, also called … occurs when cells become resistant to the effects of insulin. …
News Release
Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… Researchers with the National Institutes of Health Undiagnosed Disease Program (UDP) have developed a … The UDP is part of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network , which brings together … was published February 1 in Genomics in Medicine . "One of our goals was to improve upon the 25 percent diagnosis …
Staff
Dr. Wilson is the co-chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch.
… genetics from Indiana University under the direction of P. Michael Conneally, Ph.D., (1980) and did his … genetics with Robert C. Elston, Ph.D., in the Department of Biometry, Louisiana State University Medical Center … remained at Louisiana State University, rising to the rank of tenured Full Professor in 1993. He was recruited to the …
Policy Issues
Participar en una investigación genómica es una oportunidad para apoyar la exploración cientÃfica del genoma.
… los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (National Institutes of Health, NIH) en su misión de entender, prevenir, detectar …